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Plurals with 's
Hello,
Is the " 's " necessary when forming the possesive of plurals noums or not?
Should I write?: pingeons's food
or: pingeons' food
Thank you.
Carlos.
Is the " 's " necessary when forming the possesive of plurals noums or not?
Should I write?: pingeons's food
or: pingeons' food
Thank you.
Carlos.
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[nq:1]Hello, Is the " 's " necessary when forming the possesive of plurals noums or not? : pingeons's food or: pingeons' food[/nq] I presume you mean "pigeons" - if we are taliing about the food of a specific group of pigeons then it would be "the pigeons' food" -but if we're talking about food suitable for pigeons then I'd use the two-word compound noun "pigeon food". Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
- [nq:1]Hello, Is the " 's " necessary when forming the possesive of plurals noums or not?
- : pingeons's food or: pingeons' food[/nq] I presume you mean "pigeons" - if we are taliing about the food of a specific group of pigeons then it would be "the pigeons' food" -but if we're talking about food suitable for pigeons then I'd use the two-word compound noun "pigeon food".
- Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]Hello, Is the " 's " necessary when forming the possesive of plurals noums or not? Should I write?: pingeons's food or: pingeons' food[/nq]
I presume you mean "pigeons" - if we are taliing about the food of a specific group of pigeons then it would be "the pigeons' food" -but if we're talking about food suitable for pigeons then I'd use the two-word compound noun "pigeon food".
Rega
I presume you mean "pigeons" - if we are taliing about the food of a specific group of pigeons then it would be "the pigeons' food" -but if we're talking about food suitable for pigeons then I'd use the two-word compound noun "pigeon food".
Rega
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[nq:2]Hello, Is the " 's " necessary when forming the possesive of plurals noums or not? Should I write?: pingeons's food or: pingeons' food[/nq]
[nq:1]I presume you mean "pigeons"[/nq]
Carlos may mean 'penguins'. You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?
Cheers
DC
[nq:1]I presume you mean "pigeons"[/nq]
Carlos may mean 'penguins'. You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?
Cheers
DC
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Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004:
[nq:1]Carlos may mean 'penguins'. You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?[/nq]
Yep. So near and yet so antipodally far.
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[nq:1]Carlos may mean 'penguins'. You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?[/nq]
Yep. So near and yet so antipodally far.
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.
For email, ehziuh htiw rehpycrebyc ecalper.
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[nq:1]Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004: [/nq]
[nq:2]Carlos may mean 'penguins'. You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yep. So near and yet so antipodally far.[/nq]
That has to be the fastest reply I've ever seen... the actual answer is 'because they can't get the silver paper off', which is probably only funny if you grew up in the UK or Ireland, where Penguins are
[nq:2]Carlos may mean 'penguins'. You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?[/nq]
[nq:1]Yep. So near and yet so antipodally far.[/nq]
That has to be the fastest reply I've ever seen... the actual answer is 'because they can't get the silver paper off', which is probably only funny if you grew up in the UK or Ireland, where Penguins are
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[nq:1]You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?[/nq]
No, but I know why sharks don't eat lawyers!
No, but I know why sharks don't eat lawyers!
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Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004:
[nq:2]Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004: Yep. So near and yet so antipodally far.[/nq]
[nq:1]That has to be the fastest reply I've ever seen... the actual answer is 'because they can't get the silver ... or Ireland, where Penguins are a brand of chocolate biscuit... (how to make a gag fall totally flat lesson #1...)[/nq]
Ah, I don't know about those. All
[nq:2]Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004: Yep. So near and yet so antipodally far.[/nq]
[nq:1]That has to be the fastest reply I've ever seen... the actual answer is 'because they can't get the silver ... or Ireland, where Penguins are a brand of chocolate biscuit... (how to make a gag fall totally flat lesson #1...)[/nq]
Ah, I don't know about those. All
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[nq:1]Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004:[/nq]
[nq:2]That has to be the fastest reply I've ever seen... ... (how to make a gag fall totally flat lesson #1...)[/nq]
[nq:1]Ah, I don't know about those. All I know is that penguins are at the South Pole and polar bears at the North Pole.[/nq]
Which is, of course, the sensible answer. Do Americans use 'silver paper' for the aluminium foil cho
[nq:2]That has to be the fastest reply I've ever seen... ... (how to make a gag fall totally flat lesson #1...)[/nq]
[nq:1]Ah, I don't know about those. All I know is that penguins are at the South Pole and polar bears at the North Pole.[/nq]
Which is, of course, the sensible answer. Do Americans use 'silver paper' for the aluminium foil cho
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Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004:
[nq:1]Do Americans use 'silver paper' for the aluminium foil chocolate comes wrapped in? It's not as common in BrE as ... 'baking foil' for the stuff in which you'd cook a chicken (or indeed a pigeon, but hopefully not a penguin).[/nq]
Yes, we do. Same in Taiwan, only the silver paper is multicolored.
Penguins are much too fatty and would probably
[nq:1]Do Americans use 'silver paper' for the aluminium foil chocolate comes wrapped in? It's not as common in BrE as ... 'baking foil' for the stuff in which you'd cook a chicken (or indeed a pigeon, but hopefully not a penguin).[/nq]
Yes, we do. Same in Taiwan, only the silver paper is multicolored.
Penguins are much too fatty and would probably
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[nq:1]Django Cat wrote on 07 Apr 2004: [/nq]
[nq:2]Do Americans use 'silver paper' for the aluminium foil chocolate ... chicken (or indeed a pigeon, but hopefully not a penguin).[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, we do. Same in Taiwan, only the silver paper is multicolored. Penguins are much too fatty and would probably raise one's bad cholesterol levels too much. Besides, undressing them would be too mess
[nq:2]Do Americans use 'silver paper' for the aluminium foil chocolate ... chicken (or indeed a pigeon, but hopefully not a penguin).[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, we do. Same in Taiwan, only the silver paper is multicolored. Penguins are much too fatty and would probably raise one's bad cholesterol levels too much. Besides, undressing them would be too mess
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[nq:2]You do know why polar bears don't eat penguins?[/nq]
[nq:1]No, but I know why sharks don't eat lawyers![/nq]
Go on then?
[nq:1]No, but I know why sharks don't eat lawyers![/nq]
Go on then?
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