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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

the possessive 's or of+noun

Often we can use the possessive 's or of+noun with very little difference in meaning:
- Ireland's beauty or - the beauty of Ireland
- the company's policy or - the policy of the company

(Cambridge Advanced Grammar)

What is that little difference in meaning?

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The s-genitive is usually less emphatic: William Shakespeare's Complete Works The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Both are correct but the one with "of" sounds much more convincing and would be the likely choice for the title of a series of books. In many cases the choice is simply a matter of what is usually said and thus it tends to sound more idiomatic. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • The s-genitive is usually less emphatic: William Shakespeare's Complete Works The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Both are correct but the one with "of" sounds much more convincing and would be the likely choice for the title of a series of books.
  • In many cases the choice is simply a matter of what is usually said and thus it tends to sound more idiomatic.
  • CB
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The s-genitive is usually less emphatic:
William Shakespeare's Complete Works
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Both are correct but the one with "of" sounds much more convincing and would be the likely choice for the title of a series of books. In many cases the choice is simply a matter of what is usually said and thus it tends to sound more idiomatic.
CB
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