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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

With the

Great news for the David Beckham fans.
Great news for David Becham fans.

Great news for the Bulls fans.
Great news for the Bulls fans.

Is both with and without 'the' possible?
  

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For general reference, don't include the . If you are talking about Bulls fans as opposed to other fans , the is good.

— Philip

  • For general reference, don't include the .
  • If you are talking about Bulls fans as opposed to other fans , the is good.
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For general reference, don't include the. If you are talking about Bulls fans as opposed to other fans, the is good.
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Thanks.

So both would work in general?

Also, should it be with 's or without, as in:
great news for David Becham's fans.
great news for David Bechams fans.
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I wouldn't use the possessive at all (no s, no 's).
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I see. Is there a specific reason for not using the 's. Just curious because they are his fans. Also in what case would you use the 's?
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I don't see him 'owning' them...that's my reasoning. I see his name used as an adjective to modify 'fans'. Others may disagree.
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I see, thanks. So if I were to say great new for David Beckam father. Here the 's would be required or not?
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AnonymousI see, thanks. So if I were to say great new for David Beckam father. Here the 's would be required or not?
Yes.
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Thanks. So with the fans the 's is grammatically possible but it is better without it. Am I right?
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That's my take on it.
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