Timeline for Should this noun used in a possessive sense be singular or plural?
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| Jun 26, 2013 at 17:30 | vote | accept | George Edison | ||
| Jun 26, 2013 at 16:45 | answer | added | Cyberherbalist | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 26, 2013 at 13:45 | comment | added | Kris | Short answer: singular. There's no ambiguity. | |
| Jun 26, 2013 at 13:33 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
d'oh
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| Jun 26, 2013 at 13:04 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
edited body; edited title
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| Jun 26, 2013 at 10:01 | answer | added | Sam | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 26, 2013 at 5:55 | comment | added | xiaofeng.li |
I guess both are correct because they have different meanings. For instance, when we are refering to everybody's eyes (sorry I don't have a better example), we say their eyes; when we are refering to the head, respectively, their head.
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| Jun 26, 2013 at 4:53 | history | asked | George Edison | CC BY-SA 3.0 |