In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB As opposed to a colleague of him , absolutely.

In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB

"I am a colleague of Mr Smith" or "I am a colleague of Mr Smith 's " I'm not fond of what I call the "double possessive", so I would say either 'a colleague of Mr. Smith' or 'one of Mr.

Dear friend, for singular names ending in -s, the regular genitive is usual: Davis's , Charles's . Sometimes these nouns are treated as if they were plural: Davis' , Charles' - in this case the ending -s is still pronounced even

Jame is a very peculiar name, but you can contract it with is as you have done. The pronunciation of Spanish is and Spanish's is the same, so there's no point in using the apostrophe construction. Use the contraction only when the

What's right? The power of a nation. or A nation's power. And why? Please. Both are acceptable in the case of "nation" or a specifically named nation. The choice depends on the sound context. Native speakers choose the one that

a) is ok b) I would suggest that other information is required in the final sentence. Maybe ' He was told that the firemen would arrive in a few minutes', or ' the firemen would be arriving is a few minutes. c) If you are talking about

Is it correct to say "The TV volume is too high" ... ? Yes. Just stick with this one. There are no rules that I know of that thoroughly explain everything about the three choices you are concerned about. Generally, the apostrophe form

If you are talking about more than one child or goat, and the colouring is their possession, then 'yes'.

The s can be omitted in names where an additional s might cause difficulties in pronunciation, e.g. Nicholas' , or in classical names, e.g. Mars' . In your example, while "Paris" is a classical name, it is not used in a classical context,