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Oliver Mason
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Here is the context:

"Please enter a colleagues email address: "Please enter a colleagues email address:

My coworker believes that in this context, it should be colleaguescolleagues. I think that because it is a possessive noun, that it should be colleague'scolleague's. I am no English expert, but I did learn about the use of apostrophes in public school... what do you guys thinkwhich version is correct?

Here is the context:

"Please enter a colleagues email address: "

My coworker believes that in this context, it should be colleagues. I think that because it is a possessive noun, that it should be colleague's. I am no English expert, but I did learn about the use of apostrophes in public school... what do you guys think?

Here is the context:

Please enter a colleagues email address:

My coworker believes that in this context, it should be colleagues. I think that because it is a possessive noun, that it should be colleague's. I am no English expert, but I did learn about the use of apostrophes in public school... which version is correct?

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Colleagues or Colleague's?

Here is the context:

"Please enter a colleagues email address: "

My coworker believes that in this context, it should be colleagues. I think that because it is a possessive noun, that it should be colleague's. I am no English expert, but I did learn about the use of apostrophes in public school... what do you guys think?