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Scribbler Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Each other's way/each others' way

The team members kept getting in each other's way.

The team members kept getting in each others' way.

Which is right, and why?

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English is nearly consistent and logical with regard to the position of the genitive apostrophe. If there is no s at the end of the word in its basic form, the apostrophe comes before the genitive s. In other words, your first sentence is correct.

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  • English is nearly consistent and logical with regard to the position of the genitive apostrophe.
  • If there is no s at the end of the word in its basic form, the apostrophe comes before the genitive s.
  • In other words, your first sentence is correct.
  • We like each other.
  • Not: We like each others.
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English is nearly consistent and logical with regard to the position of the genitive apostrophe. If there is no s at the end of the word in its basic form, the apostrophe comes before the genitive s. In other words, your first sentence is correct.

We like each other.
Not: We like each others.

Therefore: We like each other's names.

CB
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The team members kept getting in each other's way. Is correct.
Because you tell that members kept in each other's way (in the way of each other )
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It would be "each other's." The main clue is "each," which is singular.
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Wouldn't it be more correct to say?

The team members kept getting in one another's way. (as it is likely that there are more than two of them)
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Is "at each other's throats" correct?

Should it be "at each other's throat"?

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We got each other's back
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