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The Use of the Apostrophe in the English Language
It's singular vs plural - You are one person, your stuff is "Chris's Stuff" (with the extra "s"). If you and another Chris pool your belongings, that stuff would be "the Chris' stuff" (without the extra "s", pronounced identically).
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