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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Can a company's name be used with a possessive ' 's ' ?

For example:

Apple's specialists attended the conference...
IBM's specialists...

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi, For example: Apple's specialists attended the conference... IBM's specialists... Yes.

— Clive

  • Hi, For example: Apple's specialists attended the conference...
  • IBM's specialists...
  • Yes.
  • But note this distinction.
  • IBM's specialists suggests all the specialists who work for IBM IBM specialists suggests some of the specialists who work for IBM 'Specialist' may not be the best word to choose, depending on your meaning.
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Hi,

For example:

Apple's specialists attended the conference...

IBM's specialists...

Yes. But note this distinction.

IBM's specialists suggests all the specialists who work for IBM

IBM specialists suggests some of the specialists who work for IBM



'Specialist' may not be the best word to choose, depending on
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IBM specialists could also mean specialists in the study of) IBM.
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