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Crom Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Possessive 's

0Let's say I've got a name like Gladys:02br
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00Which one is correct? Gladys' name or Gladys's name02br
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00I think the first one is right.02br
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00How about if we've got not only oe person but two people: Rosa and Yorch.02br
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00Is it 01b00Rosa's and Yorch's party02b00 or 01b00Rosa and Yorch's party02b00 ?02br
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00Thanks a lot.0-
  

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02br 02br 01i 00"Rosa and Yorch's party"02i 00 means Rosa and Yorch 01i 00together02i 00 give a party. 02br 02br 01i 00"Rosa's and Yorch's party"02i 00 means Rosa and Yorch give party 01i 00separately02i 00. 0-

— Rishonly

  • 02br 02br 01i 00"Rosa and Yorch's party"02i 00 means Rosa and Yorch 01i 00together02i 00 give a party.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00"Rosa's and Yorch's party"02i 00 means Rosa and Yorch give party 01i 00separately02i 00.
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10How about if we've got not only oe person but two people: Rosa and Yorch.12br
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10Is it 11b10Rosa's and Yorch's party12b10 or 11b10Rosa and Yorch's party12b10 ?12br
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10Thanks a lot.12br
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0 Thank you. Youir explanation really helps. 0-
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0My pleasure, crom.0-
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0When you have a word that ends with an "s" and want to make it possessive, one rule to follow is that if you would pronounce the "other" s, you'd use the 's. For example, with Gladys, you would SAY "glad-is-iz" so both of the s's would be pronounced, and you'd write "Gladys's"02br
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00One exception, by popular edict, apparently, is that Jesus' doesn't get the other s.0
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01cite10Crom12cite10Let's say I've got a name like Gladys:12br
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10Which one is correct? Gladys' name or Gladys's name12br
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10I think the first one is right.12br
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10How about if we've got not only oe person but two people: Rosa and Yorch.12br
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0Another point - the subject heading of this thread should be 'possessives' - no apostophe in plurals!0-
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0LOL - I read it as "The possessive 's" like "The silent e" - but you are probably right.0-
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