Plural possessive for the name Miles?

OP again. Sorry! I think I even asked the question wrong. As PP mentioned, since Miles is one kid, it’s singular not plural. I think I understand now.

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12/10/2023 11:20

Subject: Plural possessive for the name Miles?

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Miles’

Anything else looks ridiculous and outdated or flat out wrong.

Why do you prefer Miles’ over Miles’s? I know you say anything else looks outdated or flat out wrong, but could you elaborate? Genuinely curious.

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01/14/2024 22:34

Subject: Plural possessive for the name Miles?

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Anonymous wrote:
Miles’

Anything else looks ridiculous and outdated or flat out wrong.

Why do you prefer Miles’ over Miles’s? I know you say anything else looks outdated or flat out wrong, but could you elaborate? Genuinely curious.

I’m an editor, and I prefer Miles’s because of how you’d pronounce it. (Miles-ez). OTOH, for something plural like, “5 cats’ water bowls” you wouldn’t pronounce it like “cats-ez.” But what’s correct is whatever your style book says; both Miles’ and Miles’s are accepted these days. AP just took off the extra “s” to save space in newspapers. Same reason it dispensed of the serial comma. But if you don’t need to save space, to me AP isn’t as logical or clear.