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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Apostrophe
Are the following sentences considered informal?
1. That man next door's bicycle.
2. That boy you met yesterday's car.
3. That man you met's scooter.
1. That man next door's bicycle.
2. That boy you met yesterday's car.
3. That man you met's scooter.
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These are understood by native speakers, and they may appear in everyday speech. They should not be used in formal writing. Rather: the bicycle of the man next door; the car of the boy you met yesterday; the scooter of the man you met.
- These are understood by native speakers, and they may appear in everyday speech.
- They should not be used in formal writing.
- Rather: the bicycle of the man next door; the car of the boy you met yesterday; the scooter of the man you met.
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These are understood by native speakers, and they may appear in everyday speech. They should not be used in formal writing. Rather: the bicycle of the man next door; the car of the boy you met yesterday; the scooter of the man you met.
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Philipthey may appear in everyday speechIndeed. And other ad hoc "solutions" to the problem. I once knew a man from Nebraska who consistently used the following construction:
1. That man next door his bicycle.
2. That boy you met yesterday his car.
3. That man you met his scooter.
4. The people next door their son just got accep
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Thank you very much, CJ. He sounds like Milton. (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
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