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Post #99,260 by cwbrenn 4/29/03 10:53:32 AM Reply	artists' ? Why is that? I thought the s' combo was used only when the singular form of the word ended in "s." Well, or if it falls under one of those "special cases" that occur all too often in our quirky english language. But I don't think this is one. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #99,263 by ben_tilly 4/29/03 11:14:03 AM Reply	It is used for the possessive of plurals as well [link\|http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html\|http://owl.english.p...mmar/g_apost.html] In this case there are multiple people described by the phrase "top artists" so its possessive ends in s', and not 's. Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #99,292 by jb4 4/29/03 12:52:24 PM Reply	Re: artists' ? Actually, it's only used in the plural possessive form. So, "I'm getting my class's syllabus," is correct, because 'class' is singular. But, "I need to know all the special cases' exceptions," is also right because 'cases' is plural (although the sentence itself is of questionable English...;-) ). jb4 "We continue to live in a world where all our know-how is locked into binary files in an unknown format. If our documents are our corporate memory, Microsoft still has us all condemned to Alzheimer's." Simon Phipps, SUN Microsystems
Post #99,297 by cwbrenn 4/29/03 1:09:06 PM Reply	In summation, I hate the English language. :) "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #99,480 by jb4 4/30/03 1:28:07 PM Reply	It'd be OK, if only its exceptions didn't have exceptions... jb4 "We continue to live in a world where all our know-how is locked into binary files in an unknown format. If our documents are our corporate memory, Microsoft still has us all condemned to Alzheimer's." Simon Phipps, SUN Microsystems

OK, I've put up another article . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (30) - April 28, 2003, 03:29:48 PM EDT

A nit... - (cwbrenn) - (11) - April 28, 2003, 03:36:57 PM EDT

Such as: - (admin) - (1) - April 28, 2003, 03:48:15 PM EDT

Also... - (cwbrenn) - April 28, 2003, 03:51:40 PM EDT

A good point, and one I had thought of . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 28, 2003, 03:55:16 PM EDT

It's not theft - (kmself) - April 28, 2003, 04:21:58 PM EDT

Also MP3 files for sale - (orion) - (3) - April 28, 2003, 05:32:53 PM EDT

Correction - No monthly fees - (tjsinclair) - (2) - April 29, 2003, 12:56:43 AM EDT

Good for Apple - (orion) - (1) - April 29, 2003, 12:43:43 PM EDT

It's definitely a pilot - (tjsinclair) - April 29, 2003, 12:49:09 PM EDT

A nit with your nit :) - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - April 29, 2003, 12:12:11 AM EDT

A nit with your nit re. my nit :) - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 29, 2003, 10:20:31 AM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (drewk) - April 29, 2003, 10:31:48 AM EDT

Your last paragraph is wrong - (ben_tilly) - (9) - April 28, 2003, 04:27:16 PM EDT

agreed - (SpiceWare) - April 28, 2003, 05:00:05 PM EDT

Yes and No - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - April 28, 2003, 06:50:41 PM EDT

If it's a business computer, - (Silverlock) - (5) - April 28, 2003, 09:35:13 PM EDT

MP3 players and businesses - (orion) - (1) - April 28, 2003, 11:58:44 PM EDT

Also some news items are in audio format - (orion) - April 29, 2003, 12:38:16 PM EDT

Files no, player yes. - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - April 29, 2003, 12:18:54 AM EDT

Hah. Good point. -NT - (Silverlock) - April 29, 2003, 08:12:31 AM EDT

I haven't used a company supplied computer - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:48 AM EDT

I've revised the article . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 29, 2003, 12:12:07 AM EDT

Nit, typo and a question - (drewk) - (6) - April 29, 2003, 10:45:22 AM EDT

artists' ? - (cwbrenn) - (4) - April 29, 2003, 10:53:32 AM EDT

It is used for the possessive of plurals as well - (ben_tilly) - April 29, 2003, 11:14:03 AM EDT

Re: artists' ? - (jb4) - (2) - April 29, 2003, 12:52:24 PM EDT

In summation, - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 29, 2003, 01:09:06 PM EDT

It'd be OK, if only its exceptions didn't have exceptions... -NT - (jb4) - April 30, 2003, 01:28:07 PM EDT

Yes, I meant individual firewalls . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 29, 2003, 11:18:35 AM EDT

Fizzer - (Andrew Grygus) - May 12, 2003, 10:20:54 PM EDT

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