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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophe question

Can you say:
Can I have everyone in the back's email?
Or would you have to say:
Can I have everyone's email in the back?
Or even better:
Can I have the email of everyone in the back?
  

Top answer

Anonymous Can I have everyone in the back's email? No good. Anonymous Can I have everyone's email in the back?

— RandomGuy

  • Anonymous Can I have everyone in the back's email?
  • No good.
  • Anonymous Can I have everyone's email in the back?
  • No good, ether.
  • Anonymous Can I have the email of everyone in the back?
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AnonymousCan I have everyone in the back's email?
No good.
AnonymousCan I have everyone's email in the back?
No good, ether.
AnonymousCan I have the email of everyone in the back?
Better.
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The third option sounds best to me Emotion: smile

The first one is wrong. The second one is very unclear and possibly wrong too.
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Can I have everyone in the back's email?

I have a contrary opinion.
I hear, and say, this kind of thing a lot in casual, everyday English. Seems fine to me.

Clive
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CliveI hear, and say, this kind of thing a lot in casual, everyday English. Seems fine to me.
I hear it, too, but I don’t like it.
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Aspara Gus CliveI hear, and say, this kind of thing a lot in casual, everyday English. Seems fine to me.I hear it, too, but I don’t like it.
Like Clive, I not only hear but say such things informally . I wouldn't write them, and I might say they were inappropriate in more formal speech and writing, but I would not say they were wrong.
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