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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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mary´s and jane´s or mary and jane´s?
Which is right? Those are Mary´s and Jane´s books. Those are Mary and Jane´s books. (Let´s say Mary and Jane live together 
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The rule I learnt was that if Mary and Jane jointly own the books it should be "Mary and Jane's books", whereas if they each separately own different books it should be "Mary's and Jane's books".
- The rule I learnt was that if Mary and Jane jointly own the books it should be "Mary and Jane's books", whereas if they each separately own different books it should be "Mary's and Jane's books".
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The rule I learnt was that if Mary and Jane jointly own the books it should be "Mary and Jane's books", whereas if they each separately own different books it should be "Mary's and Jane's books".
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