[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34268: about.php page spelling mistake and wrong screenshot

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#34268: about.php page spelling mistake and wrong screenshot
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 Reporter:  umesh.nevase                     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Upgrade/Install                  |  Review
 Severity:  normal                           |     Version:  4.3
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch close  |  Resolution:
                                             |     Focuses:  docs
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 From http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp:
 > '''Rule 1c.''' Some writers and editors add only an apostrophe to all
 nouns ending in s. And some add an apostrophe + s to every proper noun, be
 it Hastings's or Jones's.
 >
 > One method, common in newspapers and magazines, is to add an apostrophe
 + s ('s) to common nouns ending in s, but only a stand-alone apostrophe to
 proper nouns ending in s.
 >
 > '''''Examples:'''
 > the class's hours
 > Mr. Jones' golf clubs
 > the canvas's size
 > Texas' weather''
 >
 > Care must be taken to place the apostrophe outside the word in question.
 For instance, if talking about a pen belonging to Mr. Hastings, many
 people would wrongly write Mr. Hasting's pen (his name is not Mr.
 Hasting).
 >
 > '''''Correct:''' Mr. Hastings' pen''
 >
 > Another widely used technique is to write the word as we would speak it.
 For example, since most people saying, "Mr. Hastings' pen" would not
 pronounce an added s, we would write Mr. Hastings' pen with no added s.
 But most people would pronounce an added s in "Jones's," so we'd write it
 as we say it: Mr. Jones's golf clubs. This method explains the punctuation
 of for goodness' sake.

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