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Each other's way/each others' way

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Scribbler  #476910  Thu, 14 Feb 08 04:12 PM
The team members kept getting in each other's way.

The team members kept getting in each others' way.


Which is right, and why?

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Cool Breeze  #476917  Thu, 14 Feb 08 04:28 PM
English is nearly consistent and logical with regard to the position of the genitive apostrophe. If there is no s at the end of the word in its basic form, the apostrophe comes before the genitive s. In other words, your first sentence is correct.

We like each other.
Not: We like each others.

Therefore: We like each other's names.

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OlegUA  #476918  Thu, 14 Feb 08 04:30 PM
The team members kept getting in each other's way. Is correct.
Because you tell that members kept in each other's way (in the way of each other )
  
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Scribbler  #476951  Thu, 14 Feb 08 06:01 PM
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