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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

father's

In the following sentence, should it have been "...father's telling me..."?

"Within five minutes of Father telling me that I should have to leave school I was wondering about the new suit I should wear to go to work in."
  

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Hi, Strict grammar rules prefer 'apostrophe/ess', but either way seems OK to me. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Strict grammar rules prefer 'apostrophe/ess', but either way seems OK to me.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Strict grammar rules prefer 'apostrophe/ess', but either way seems OK to me.

Clive
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No, I do not agree with father's. The only case when an apostrophe is equivalent to is is with it, it's. At all other places, it denotes possession.
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