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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Finder's keeper's

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00Is this expression grammatically correct?02br
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02br 00This is a sort of saying many children learn. It's more of a sing-song little chant than a sentence, so no, it's not really grammatically correct. The linking verb 01i 00are02i 00 is missing.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 00This is a sort of saying many children learn.
  • It's more of a sing-song little chant than a sentence, so no, it's not really grammatically correct.
  • The linking verb 01i 00are02i 00 is missing.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00Finders, keepers; losers, weepers.
  • 02i 02br 00CJ 0-
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0 Why the apostrophes?02br
00This is a sort of saying many children learn. It's more of a sing-song little chant than a sentence, so no, it's not really grammatically correct. The linking verb 01i00are02i00 is missing. The same thing happens in the second part.02br
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01i00Finders, keepers; losers, weepers. 02i02br
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0I remember seeing apostrophes on the Internet. Thanks for correcting.0-
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10Ah!! Well, on the Internet you'll find thousands of cases where an apostrophe is used to indicate plurality -- which is not correct, of course. I don't know what gets in people's heads to make them think they need an apostrophe to form a plural! 05002
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0Actually, I didn't interpret the apostrophes as pural. I thought they were used as possesive. So, this is what I thought02br
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00Finder's (the thing a person found) [is] Keeper's (the thing the person keeps)02br
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00I have to agree your version makes more sense to me.0-
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