Apostrophe

[Tona]

Apostrophe or no apostrophe, that is the question.

Did you consider that conduct to be in violation of any Jaspers policies or procedures?

Jaspers is the name of the company.

Did he report to any Jaspers employees throughout the rest of his tenure at Jaspers?

I told them that there were allegations made from Jaspers management, and I would just like to talk to them.

[Denise Riffle]

Definitely no apostrophe for the first two. The test is if you could insert another name that doesn't end in an s.

For example,

-- Did you consider that conduct to be in violation of any Target policies or procedures?

On that one, if it said "...in violation of any OF Jaspers' policies...." then you would need the apostrophe.

-- Did he report to any Target employees throughout the rest of his tenure at Target?

Same thing with the "of"

-- I told them that there were allegations made from Target management, and I would just like to talk to them.

I think in this case you could make the argument for the apostrophe because the person would most likely say "from Target's management." So I would do Jaspers'

[Marla Sharp]

I agree with Denise - no apostrophe. I do the same trick and replace the word with one that doesn't end in "s." The last sentence could go either way, I think. "Target management" or "Target's management."

[LeAnne Law]

I wouldn't use any. The way I handle this is I substitute the name of a company without an S at the end or even substitute the word "store."

Did you consider that conduct to be in violation of any Fred Meyer policies or procedures?
Did he report to any store employees?
There were allegations made from Wal-Mart management.

LeAnne

[LeAnne Law]

I've got an apostrophe question too. It's not the lease's duty, but that's where the phrase ends.

Q. What did you understand the party to a contract or leases duty was with respect to the covenant of good faith and fair dealing back in 2006 and 2007?

[Christi]

Yes, you would put an apostrophe on lease's duty, even though it's not the lease's duty but the party's. It's poor speaking. The attorney's poor speaking. LOL

[LeAnne Law]

Thanks, Christi.

[Christi]

Is the name of the company actually Jaspers?


If so, only an apostrophe on the last sentence, Jaspers' management. The others, it's acting as an entity, not a possessive situation. :)

-Christi

[Christi]

No, this is not entirely true. If the speaker says, "Jaspers management," it would be Jaspers'. If the speaker says, Jasperses [phon]," then it would be Jaspers's. You do not automatically put that second -s on the end after the apostrophe. It in no way changes the meaning from singular to possessive.

Rule 132 - "When a singular noun ends in s, the possessive may be made adding an apostrophe and s if an extra s syllable is heard and written in the notes of the court reporter."

NOTE - "If the court reporter does not hear the speaker use the extra s syllable and, therefore, does not include it in the notes, the singular possessive is made by just adding the apostrophe."

I can provide her examples, but I think it's self-explanatory. :)

-Christi

[Christi]

LMEG

[Christi]

Lillian Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters. I'm using the Second Edition, printed in 1997.

[Tona]

Thanks to all. That's exactly what I do. I replace it with Kmart and try to make sense of it. But there are times after mega pages, where it no longer makes sense and I just need to talk out loud.

[Tona]

Under Jaspers sexual harassment policy that was in force and effect from July 2006 until November 2006, would it violate the policy for one Jaspers employee to make an unwanted sexual pass to another employee?

One more for fun.....