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[–] 4 points 14 hours ago (7 children)

On a tangential note. Jack Black was great as a strung out nurse in Jesus's Son.

"Patient complains of knife in brain." "Stabbing headache?"

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  • [–] 3 points 12 hours ago* (5 children)

    My exact thought right when seeing this! Pretty much no one I've met IRL has even heard of this movie. Lemmy is kindred spirits I guess.

    BTW the movie is actually called "Jesus' son" which I believe is grammatically incorrect and that's always kind of bothered me. I feel like someone would have pointed that out and that it must be intentional but I can't see the significance of doing something like that.

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  • [–] 2 points 12 hours ago

    BTW the movie is actually called "Jesus' son" which I believe is grammatically incorrect and that's always kind of bothered me. I feel like someone would have pointed that out and that it must be intentional but I can't see the significance of doing something like that.

    I actually knew this when I was writing the comment. My brain rebelled when I tried to write it correctly.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago

    Why would that be grammatically incorrect? I was always taught that if the name ends with an "s" you omit the "s" after the apostrophe.

    I looked it up, and it's not quite that simple.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/what-happens-to-names-when-we-make-them-plural-or-possessive

    For names that end in an s or z sound, though, you can either add -'s or just an apostrophe. Going with -'s is the more common choice

    Ok, so it's kinda optional in most cases, but reading on:

    For classical and biblical names there are other rules. For names ending in s or es and having two or more syllables, you usually just add an apostrophe. If the name is only one syllable, add -'s.

    • Socrates' students
    • Ramses' kingdom
    • Amos' prophecy
    • Zeus's warnings

    The names Jesus and Moses are always made possessive with the apostrophe alone:

    • Jesus' disciples
    • Moses' law

    So pretty obscure stuff, but the bottom line is that the title is the only correct way to write it according to M-W at least.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago (2 children)

    per Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, it's only grammatical for Jesus (yes, that Jesus. not the other ones) because we make exceptions for Jesus or something

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