D
Digger
Guest
Apostrophe
What a load of subject changers and nitpickers you are!
What a load of subject changers and nitpickers you are!
M
Marion
Guest
Letting off steam: we can be as subversive as we like -kinda
Digger
You are absolutely correct. We do like to call a spade a spade here
Marion :hat
Digger
You are absolutely correct. We do like to call a spade a spade here
Marion :hat
B
BB
Guest
Apostrophe
QUOTE: "There is no apostrophe after its."
I thought there might be an apostrophe, as it's a "possessive".
-"Technically, Kerry and its' Ring are in the British Isles"-
So is there no possessive apostrophe?
QUOTE: "There is no apostrophe after its."
I thought there might be an apostrophe, as it's a "possessive".
-"Technically, Kerry and its' Ring are in the British Isles"-
So is there no possessive apostrophe?
S
stumpy
Guest
.
it's
always means
it is
Also:
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two cats
one cat's dinner
two cats' dinners
it's
always means
it is
Also:
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two cats
one cat's dinner
two cats' dinners
S
Slash
Guest
Re: .
There is no apostrophe in the possessive "Its" for the same reason there is no apostrophe in "hers".
There is no apostrophe in the possessive "Its" for the same reason there is no apostrophe in "hers".
B
BB
Guest
Apostrophe
Apologies that this have gone from a gardening to a punctuation thread; the joys of AAM!
"' it's always mean it is "
Yep, understood.
1) one cat's dinner
2) two cats' dinners
Understood the second one. So why is there an apostrophe before the 's', and not after? Is it not possessive also?
Apologies that this have gone from a gardening to a punctuation thread; the joys of AAM!
"' it's always mean it is "
Yep, understood.
1) one cat's dinner
2) two cats' dinners
Understood the second one. So why is there an apostrophe before the 's', and not after? Is it not possessive also?
S
stumpy
Guest
.
The second one is a plural possessive, and the first one is singular possessive.
The second one is a plural possessive, and the first one is singular possessive.
B
BB
Guest
Apostrophe
Oh right, thanks for that!
I didn't know the apostrophe was placed before the 's' with a singular possessive.
Oh right, thanks for that!
I didn't know the apostrophe was placed before the 's' with a singular possessive.
S
stumpy
Guest
!
When I was at school, I used to the put the apostrophie directly above the s.
When I was at school, I used to the put the apostrophie directly above the s.
M
Marion
Guest
Re: Apostrophe
er ... not quite correct.
Sometimes it means it has.
As in ... it's been such a long day!
Marion :hat
er ... not quite correct.
Sometimes it means it has.
As in ... it's been such a long day!
Marion :hat
I
irisheyes40
Guest
British Isles
Getting somewhat back to the original topic I was in Manchester yesterday, in the taxi on the way to the airport the driver asked me which terminal I wanted, as I wasn't sure he asked me where I was going. When I replied Dublin he assured me it was terminal 3 I needed, I discovered afterwards that this is the terminal for domestic flights only, so it's not just Alan that thinks we're in the UK.
Getting somewhat back to the original topic I was in Manchester yesterday, in the taxi on the way to the airport the driver asked me which terminal I wanted, as I wasn't sure he asked me where I was going. When I replied Dublin he assured me it was terminal 3 I needed, I discovered afterwards that this is the terminal for domestic flights only, so it's not just Alan that thinks we're in the UK.