Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoTravises for possessive; Travi if pluralizing.
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 days agoUnless they’re walking, in which case it’s Travodes. edit: aw fuck I should read the entire thread shouldn’t i
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoAckshually, the name “Travis” comes from the root word “traverse”, which is of Latin origin, not Greek. So it would actually be Travia.
Travises for possessive; Travi if pluralizing.
Unless they’re walking, in which case it’s Travodes.
edit: aw fuck I should read the entire thread shouldn’t i
What a travesty
Ackshually, the name “Travis” comes from the root word “traverse”, which is of Latin origin, not Greek. So it would actually be Travia.
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Travodes