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Assuming Janet and David are marrying each other, what is the correct grammar for the following.... Janet's and David's wedding or Janet and David's wedding

Pieanne · Accepted Answer

Hello!
I'd say the second:
It's the wedding of [Janet and David], not the wedding of Janet and the wedding of David.
But I may be wrong!

Equivocal · Answer

1. Janet's and David's wedding or
2. Janet and David's wedding

Both are correct

Although the second construction is more common, not to say efficient.

3a. The dog's, cat's, pig's and rat's turnip.
3b. The dog, cat, pig and rat's turnip.

Try adding even more turnip-owners to 3a, gets cumbersome and begins to sound strange. S3b on the other hand is nice and elegant.

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