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Whl626 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Convenience?
" People sometimes tweak the English language for convenience sake "
for convenience sake or convenience's sake ?
for convenience sake or convenience's sake ?
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's seems correct, but the form is commonly "[name]'s sake" or "his/her/my/your sake". Why not just delete "sake"? It has the same meaning.
- 's seems correct, but the form is commonly "[name]'s sake" or "his/her/my/your sake".
- Why not just delete "sake"?
- It has the same meaning.
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's seems correct, but the form is commonly "[name]'s sake" or "his/her/my/your sake".
Why not just delete "sake"? It has the same meaning.
"People sometimes tweak the English language for convenience."
Why not just delete "sake"? It has the same meaning.
"People sometimes tweak the English language for convenience."
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One more thought. You could also say:
"People sometimes tweak the English language for the sake of convenience"
but I still think that -'s- is correct too.
Have a super day.
"People sometimes tweak the English language for the sake of convenience"
but I still think that -'s- is correct too.
Have a super day.
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