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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Possessive of title inside quote marks

Could these work below? The single quote mark wears two hats: (1) to close out the title, and (2) to denote the possessive. I think this could work. Please, no recasts.

‘Hey Jude’s lyrics...

'Jeopardy!’s host Alex Tribek...

‘The Price is Right’s Bob Barker...

‘What's Going On?’s chart success...

Thanks.
  

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I don't want to use italics.

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I don't want to use italics.
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Does this work? ...thanks....Emotion: smile
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Before this thread slides into oblivion, can the single quote marks work for both purposes, as I did in my examples?
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In cases like these, I think it's usually best to avoid possessive 's altogether:

The lyrics of "Hey Jude" ...
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek ...
The Price is Right’s Bob Barker ...
The chart success of "What's Going On?" ...
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Sorry. My 'No' was in response to Grammarholic's last question. I did not notice that the 'Quote' had not appeared.
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