On 15 July 2013 02:19, lee <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ian Malone <ibmalone@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> I like the Strunk and White recommendation which is "'s" for names >> except those that have historically used "s'". > > Historically, it's "Schrödingers Katze", i. e. neither "s'", nor "s's". > He was from Austria and has been living for some time in Germany[1], so > he probably spoke German. Austrias official language is German[2]. > > The distinction between "Schrödingers'" and "Schrödingers" doesn't exist > in that language. We'd have to look at a quote from him to figure out > which one it might be. > > Would it do any harm if I changed /etc/fedora-release to > "... (Schrödingers Katze)"? > Historically in English. Otherwise the example they give, "Jesus'", would have to be written in Greek. (Or possibly Aramaic). Basically wriggle room to do what you feel like provided you're not selling melon's. -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
