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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Cat of Jane and Joe
Hi. Please help. Let's say each of the two people below has their own individual cat. Is this phrase clear about that?
the cat of Jane and Joe
Or should it be this? If not, how should we word it? Thank you in advance for your help.
Jane's and Joe's cat
the cat of Jane and Joe
Or should it be this? If not, how should we word it? Thank you in advance for your help.
Jane's and Joe's cat
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Jane's and Joe's cats.
- Jane's and Joe's cats.
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Thank you again.
You wrote:
Jane's and Joe's cats.
Wouldn't this also allow an interpretation of Jane and Joe each having more than one cat? I wanted a phrase that indicates each of them having a cat. Thank you again in advance for your help.
You wrote:
Jane's and Joe's cats.
Wouldn't this also allow an interpretation of Jane and Joe each having more than one cat? I wanted a phrase that indicates each of them having a cat. Thank you again in advance for your help.
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AnonymousJane's and Joe's catThat's the one you want then (not mine) but I warrant that readers will still suffer confusion. You had better explain:
Jane's cat and Joe's cat are always fighting.
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