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The plural of Governor General is Governors General. Is the possessive of a single Governor General - Governor General's or Governor's General?
Is the possessive of multiple Governors General - Governors General's or Governors' General?
  

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[nq:1]The plural of Governor General is Governors General. [/nq] The former. [/nq] The former.

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  • [nq:1]The plural of Governor General is Governors General.
  • [/nq] The former.
  • [/nq] The former.
  • If possible, rewrite to avoid these constructions.
  • Mike Nitabach
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[nq:1]The plural of Governor General is Governors General. Is the possessive of a single Governor General - Governor General's or Governor's General?[/nq]
The former.
[nq:1]Is the possessive of multiple Governors General - Governors General's or Governors' General?[/nq]
The former.
If possible, rewrite to avoid these constructions.

Mike Nitabach
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[nq:1]If possible, rewrite to avoid these constructions.[/nq]
Why? They seem clear enough.
Incidentally,
http://www.margaret-marks.com/Transblawg/archives/000826.html has a partial list of such noun phrases.
Michael Hamm
AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis
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[nq:2]If possible, rewrite to avoid these constructions.[/nq]
[nq:1]Why? They seem clear enough.[/nq]
They are clear. They just aren't mellifluous to my ear. I would prefer to recast the possessive as a prepositional phrase in these instances.

Mike Nitabach
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