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Ga5aq Posted 21 years ago
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0 having to write a note on a technical drawing we were confused about the correctness of the following sentence: 02 br
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00 "IN" is stamped on the filter cover 02 br
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00 or it is more correct to write 02 br
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00 "IN" is stamped on the filter's cover 02 br
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00 my e-mail is 01 span 00 Email Removed 02 span 02 br
00 Thanks 02 br
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00 "IN" is stamped on the filter cover 02 br
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00 or it is more correct to write 02 br
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00 "IN" is stamped on the filter's cover 02 br
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00 my e-mail is 01 span 00 Email Removed 02 span 02 br
00 Thanks 02 br
00 Gai 0-
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0 Either would do. perhaps the first one is more formal 0-
- 0 Either would do.
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0 Hi Gai-- welcome to English Forums. 02 br
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00 Normally, the Saxon genitive (-'s) is not used for inanimate objects. In the caption to a technical drawing it should be 'filter cover', with 'filter' a noun acting as an adjective, just as in 'bottle top', 'lamp shade', 'spoon handle'. 02 br
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00 As Abbie suggests, 'filter's cover' is acceptable more casu
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00 Normally, the Saxon genitive (-'s) is not used for inanimate objects. In the caption to a technical drawing it should be 'filter cover', with 'filter' a noun acting as an adjective, just as in 'bottle top', 'lamp shade', 'spoon handle'. 02 br
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00 As Abbie suggests, 'filter's cover' is acceptable more casu
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