By Genitives, Apostrophes

for name in Old English e g how English was spoken 1000 years ago was nama In the accusative it was naman

It does not matter in the least whether each other is considered a singular or a plural. There is no plural s at the end, so the apostrophe precedes the genitive s: The school and pupil respect each other's contribution.In the same way:children's booksmen's wearCheersCB

Thank you. I used the following two phrases to pose a question but only one person, Goodman, answered and he said, I think, context is everything for these cases and more context is needed for him to decide.Can you please check if my guess is correct? troops pullback No apostrophe here...

On the whole, I agree with Grammar Geek. It has long been quite common in AE to write Charles' car and Jones' car although some consider them incorrect. As far as I know, in BE people prefer Charles's car and Jones's car. Even in BE, however, classical names are usually in the genitive without...

Believer wrote: Two sonograms were compatiblewith a fetus of 30 weeks' gestation. Two sonograms were compatible with a fetus of 30 week gestation. What determines which one is right? http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?t=39642&highlight= Oh, the apostrophe, you should...

J Lewis: Thank you for the explanation of 'soccer'. I knew it had been coined from 'association', but didn't know it had been done by the British.Words like 'clothesline' are in dictionaries, so it's understandable that the plural s is there. A United Nations assembly is not in dictionaries and...

To comment on just some:I worked for that store last summer, stocking shelves and serving customers, and enjoyed it very much.I worked for a store last summer, stocking shelves and serving customers, and enjoyed it very much.That store and a store are both correct; it depends whether the listener...

I guess you don't get out much, Anon. Here is a sampling of respectable online sources. Doing a bit of Google research yourself will turn up many, many more.The American Heritage Dictionary: Grammarians have sometimes objected to the so-called double genitive construction, as in a friend of my...

However, in quantitative expressions of the following type there is possible variation: a ten day absence With temporal nouns in the plural, the apostrophe is sometimes omitted: several weeks'/weeks vacation Pages 325 &1333, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, by Randolph...

Hello Hela Yes, you have to add the 's to "Tess". It seems that we may only leave off the s if the terminal sound is z: 1. Loch Ness's other monster. 2. Black Bess's younger sister. 3. The princess's pillow. But: 4. Jones' house/Jones's house. You might see or hear "Sophocles's" or...