Guest  +  60841 Sat, 11 Dec 04 08:43 PM WHEN WE ARE STATING THE FOLLOWING....IS AN APOSTROPHY NECESSARY? OHARAS KITCHEN (OHARA IS THE LAST NAME) OR IS IT......... OHARA'S KITCHEN Guest

	King  +  60856 Sat, 11 Dec 04 11:08 PM Yes, the apostrophy is necessary as it shows posession. Ohara's kitchen is the same as "the kitchen of Ohara", which is the case used in many foreign languages. King Joined on Sat, Nov 13 2004 New Member 33 Whatever I just said is about AMERICAN English. Just warning you.

	Johnnycash  +  72123 Fri, 04 Feb 05 06:56 PM This is indeed correct, although your apostrophy is in fact an apostrophe.... I thought I would point out the correct spelling of the word seeing as this is a forum on English language. Can I suggest some additional reading: "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Lynne Truss. It covers the whole spectrum of accurate punctuation and is also spelt correctly. Johnnycash Joined on Fri, Feb 4 2005 New Member 01 Punctuation, Spelling, Apostrophes, Correct Spelling

	MrPedantic  +  72195 Sat, 05 Feb 05 01:19 AM Hello, Johnny. Welcome to English Forums. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	Grammar Geek  +  245060 Wed, 12 Jul 06 11:06 PM More than one Fanning live there, right? So it's the Fannings' house. (Have a good time at your party ) Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,659 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	nona the brit  +  249626 Fri, 28 Jul 06 02:18 AM It makes no difference whether something is living or not. If it possessive, it needs the apostrophe. The company's contacts is correct. Other examples: the car's sunroof. The paper's edge. The house's roof. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Possessives, Apostrophes

	Ethanw  +  304708 Sun, 17 Dec 06 08:57 AM Please excuse me for bringing your attention back to this iossue. But I am somehow confused. I believe that some of the grammar books insist that non-living things should not use apostrophy form for possesive. Instead, the *** of *** shall be used. For example, you can't say :  the company's contacts, but the contacts of the company.  Maybe the rule is no longer good in modern English. How about "the western coast of America"? Do you say "America's western coast"? And can we say "the Korea's Republic" for "the Republic of Korea"? "The human rights' bill" for "Bill of human rights"? Ethanw Joined on Sat, Sep 10 2005 New Member 46 Grammar