Hey Arkansas, settle a bet
14Mar07
This week, the Arkansas State Legislature erased a question mark that had been on the state’s identity since its founding in 1836, and added an apostrophe. A bill on its way to the governor’s office declares that the official possessive form of Arkansas is Arkansas’s. Is the stuff of style guides information? Of course! And they came down on the side of the big dog.
Thanks for everything, NPR.
Oh, how I envy all persons, objects, and properties modified by that possessive.
Did you know that Arkansas was founded by pirates from Kansas?
I didn’t know that, but it makes sense - much closer to the coast.
Ha-ha, Kansas joke. I’ve heard rumors that ar-KAN-zÓ™ss is an acceptable alternate pronunciation, but in fact they decided on AR-kÓ™n-saw in 1881: click and scroll all the way down.