Paul's car's radio or The radio of Paul's car?
Do you say, "Paul's car's radio" or "The radio of Paul's car"?
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"Paul's car's radio" is unnatural. Instead, we say "Paul's car radio". "the radio of Paul's car" is not really natural to me either, though it is grammatically possible.
- "Paul's car's radio" is unnatural.
- Instead, we say "Paul's car radio".
- "the radio of Paul's car" is not really natural to me either, though it is grammatically possible.
- If using this sort of pattern I would say "the radio in Paul's car".
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"Paul's car's radio" is unnatural. Instead, we say "Paul's car radio". "the radio of Paul's car" is not really natural to me either, though it is grammatically possible. If using this sort of pattern I would say "the radio in Paul's car".
0teal limeDo you say, "Paul's car's radio"
On reflection, perhaps this isn't quite as wrong as I originally thought. I was mentally grouping it as "Paul's [car's radio]", which is definitely wrong, but in the interpretation "[Paul's car's] radio" it may be more feasible.
0teal limeDo you say, "Paul's car's radio" or "The radio of Paul's car"?
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I don't say either of those. For me it's "Paul's car radio".
Most of the time we use 's for people but not for things.
Mrs. Brown's kitchen towels; tire pressure; my student's sister's friends; Frank's phone number
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