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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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apostrophe question (subjects' or subject's) neighborhood

which is correct . . . . " in the subjects' neighborhood" OR "in the subject's neighborhood" . . . . I've been using s', but want to make sure

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Is there one subject, are are there multiple subjects?

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Is there one subject, are are there multiple subjects?
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only (1) subject . . . . the phrase is used within the real estate community . . . . referring to a particular house ( 123 Main Street ) . . . . " In the subjects' neighborhood there is a pool and tennis court."
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If there is one subject, then it's subject's.

If there are multiple subjects, then it's subjects'.

Is that really typical language? Referring to the homeowner as "the subject"?
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thanks for the help!

more specifically it's used in a real estate appraisal report, with mortgage brokers as the intended user . . . . instead of repeating the house address throughout the report, the address is "abbreviated" / referred to as "the subject property"
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Great answer thank you for the clarification I always mess it Up!!
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Yes, when referring to the property or the dwelling in real estate it is typically called the subject.
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Neighborhood's pool or neighborhoods' pool

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