Re: [NTLK] Grammar question

From: Oliver Brose (oliver.brose_at_t-online.de)
Date: Thu Jan 24 2002 - 08:16:06 EST

> From: Aron Hsiao <thoth_at_leapdragon.net>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Grammar question
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:19:12 -0700
>
>
> On Wednesday 23 January 2002 05:05 pm, PCBman wrote:
>
>>
>> Use 's when the subject is plural (more than one).
>>
>> Use s' when you are referring to something that belongs
>> to the person or thing.
>>
>
> Wow, are English grammar rules so different from US grammar
> rules? I hold a BA in English from a US university, and the
> rules are not at all similar to that. Here are the rules in
> my circles:
>
> Use 's for singular possessive (i.e. he owns it).
> Use s' for plural possessive (i.e. they own it).
> Use s [no apostrophe] for plural.
>
> I had thought these rules were canonical, but perhaps they
> vary from Englis

I'm also a little irritated regarding the 's matter, and I would rather go
with Aron here.
Possibly, one could also ad another one, namely:
Use s' for singular possessive if the noun/name ends in an s (i.e. Steve
Jobs' Keynote).

Oliver, supposed to know this :) 

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