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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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A rare collector's or a rare collectors
Hi,
I'm just wondering the correct apostrophe usage in the following sentence; "Whether you’ve got an old classic, a rare collector’s or just something different".
Should there be an apostrophe, despite the fact that I don't actualyl say a rare collector's item. It's implied so therefore I think it should be there?
Many thanks,
Tim
I'm just wondering the correct apostrophe usage in the following sentence; "Whether you’ve got an old classic, a rare collector’s or just something different".
Should there be an apostrophe, despite the fact that I don't actualyl say a rare collector's item. It's implied so therefore I think it should be there?
Many thanks,
Tim
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Hi Tim, It sounds like a mistake -- like you forgot to include a word. "A rare collector's... " I'd be thinking.
- Hi Tim, It sounds like a mistake -- like you forgot to include a word.
- "A rare collector's...
- " I'd be thinking.
- I'd really suggest you NOT do this.
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Hi Tim,
It sounds like a mistake -- like you forgot to include a word. "A rare collector's... what?" I'd be thinking. I'd really suggest you NOT do this.
It sounds like a mistake -- like you forgot to include a word. "A rare collector's... what?" I'd be thinking. I'd really suggest you NOT do this.
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Whether or not you omit item, you'll need rare collector's. On the other hand, I don't think you should omit item. Anyway, you don't even have a complete sentence, so without more context it's hard to say what you should do, really. It just doesn't read smoothly as it stands.
CJ
CJ
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