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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Adjectival or possessive?
Hi. I think the phrase "Teacher's" can be used adjectivally as in "a Teacher's manual" and I also think the "T" in "Teacher's" is usually capitalized. If we didn't capitalize it, what we would get might impart a different impression/meaning than originally intended (if I said what I wanted to say right). Then I think we use this with an apostrophe "Teachers'" to mean similarly, as in "Teachers' workshop."
Then we don't usually capitalize the letter "m" in the phrase "men's public bathroom."
I think a person normally would write "Welcome to the XXX Teacher's Conference" with the "XXX" indicating a particular year. I think a person would normally write "Welcome to the XXX Teachers' Conference." Why is that when I think the constructs (?) "Teacher's" and "Teachers'" could mean similarly.
Then we don't usually capitalize the letter "m" in the phrase "men's public bathroom."
I think a person normally would write "Welcome to the XXX Teacher's Conference" with the "XXX" indicating a particular year. I think a person would normally write "Welcome to the XXX Teachers' Conference." Why is that when I think the constructs (?) "Teacher's" and "Teachers'" could mean similarly.
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Would you be willing to call it a possessive adjective? If you think of the expression as a title, both should be capitalized. If it's simply generic, then, no.
- Would you be willing to call it a possessive adjective?
- If you think of the expression as a title, both should be capitalized.
- If it's simply generic, then, no.
- " The question of plural, especially in the case of teachers' meeting / room / conference , is a popular one.
- There are many threads on the subject.
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Would you be willing to call it a possessive adjective?
If you think of the expression as a title, both should be capitalized. If it's simply generic, then, no.
I'd say the appostrophe is required in the examples you've mentioned, although you'll sometimes find it omitted from "men's room."
The question of plural, especially in the case of teachers' meeting / room /
If you think of the expression as a title, both should be capitalized. If it's simply generic, then, no.
I'd say the appostrophe is required in the examples you've mentioned, although you'll sometimes find it omitted from "men's room."
The question of plural, especially in the case of teachers' meeting / room /
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