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AVim Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The genitive of people

Assume I have a big name list. If I want to refer to them, which one is better?

They are
1) names of people
2) names of people's
3) names of persons'
4) names of persons
5) people's names
6) persons' names

Thanks.
  

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That's a (big) list of (people's) names. CJ

  • That's a (big) list of (people's) names.
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That's a (big) list of (people's) names.

CJ
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AVimAssume I have a big name list. If I want to refer to them, which one is better? They are 1) names of people 2) names of people's 3) names of persons' 4) names of persons 5) people's names 6) persons' names Thanks.
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Phillip is undoubtedly a smart guy, but the yellow color has gone forever. Someone might have supposed that over the past 10 years web browsers have changed and some tags have been neglected, but I will insist that the yellow color has faded from the sun.

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