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2021: Between You and Me > Nonpossessive form of eponyms

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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 16, 2021 04:24AM

Do you use the nonpossessive form of eponyms? Mary mentions using possessive form of eponyms. For the journals I edit, style is to use the nonpossessive form of eponyms. Seems like a controversial (?) topic based on the notes in the AMA manual, too.

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message 2: by Karen (new)

Mar 22, 2021 01:53PM

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We do use the possessive form for some eponyms, eg, Alzheimer's disease. This particular journal uses the APA style guide; I'm not sure how it differs from AMA on this point.

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