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RCW Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Is it 'Cary and Cavendish's texts' or 'Cary's and Cavendish's texts'?
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Hi RCW, welcome to the forums. Cary and Cavendish's texts = The texts belong to both of them. They share the same texts.

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  • Hi RCW, welcome to the forums.
  • Cary and Cavendish's texts = The texts belong to both of them.
  • They share the same texts.
  • Cary's and Cavendish's texts = Cary's texts and Cavendish's texts.
  • They each have their own texts.
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Hi RCW, welcome to the forums.

Cary and Cavendish's texts = The texts belong to both of them. They share the same texts.

Cary's and Cavendish's texts = Cary's texts and Cavendish's texts. They each have their own texts.
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