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Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?
Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?
For example, possessive nouns (both proper and common) are written with a apostrophe before the final s:
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What will be the possessive form of the word “Tipsy” used as a noun? [closed]
The Microsoft Word grammar check shows "Tipsy's" to be wrongly formed. I thought "Tipsy'" would do the job and it was shown as correct. However, it occurred to me that Tipsy does not end in a 'z' or ...
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Possessive plural of country? [closed]
Is it countries? Country's?
I originally thought the latter but this would suggest a singular country?
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“Today's assumption” or “todays assumption” — which is valid grammar?
We (non native English-speakers) are writing a paper and are wondering if the following construct is valid English:
Yesterday's assumption is no longer valid.
Specifically the apostrophe after ...
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How do you show possession with the word “year” (“year's” vs.“years”)?
So, I develop for a company that does workplace-surveys. And one of our report-formats has just been translated into English. And with it a description on how to read the reports. This description ...
