1006. We look at why the pronoun "I" seems to take plural verbs, and then we talk about a grammar topic that's in the news: how to make names that end in S (like Harris and Biles) possessive.

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Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.