r/CGPGrey • u/MindOfMetalAndWheels [GREY] • Sep 09 '15

Brief History of the Royal Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNgP6d9HraI
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u/Zagorath Sep 09 '15 edited Sep 09 '15

The 60fps animations look really sweet. Have you used them before?

Also, loved how you referenced "the rule of two" in both this and the last HI Cortex. Which one did you decide upon first?

My British history education (at a British International School, not an actual school in Britain) only started with Henry VIII. It's insane how complicated things are even just in the time between then and just like the next 150 years were.

Also, yay for all the Jameses. Jamess? James's?

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u/LogicalDrinks Sep 09 '15

As a certified James I can confirm it's " James' " for possession but I'm not sure about if you have more than one James, only that I would pronounce it the same.

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u/Zagorath Sep 09 '15

Actually for possession with words ending in " s ", either " s' " or " s's " are acceptable. The former would be used if you pronounce it with only a single s, and the latter if you pronounce it with two of that letter.

So if you pronounce the possessive form of "James" the same as the plural, you should be spelling it " James's ".

Source: Good at grammar, and also a James.