Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 2 Dec 2001 20:01:47 -0500 (EST) | From | Nicolas Pitre <> | Subject | Re: esr cut off my genitives |
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> "Windows" is a singular noun. Therefore the correct possessive form > is "Windows's", not "Windows'" -- the latter would be correct only > if it were a *plural* noun. > > Similarly, the correct possessive form of "James" is not "James'" but > "James's". This is often gotten wrong in these degenerate times, > mostly by the same people who confuse "its" with "it's". Etymologically, > "James's book" is a contraction of "James his book", which is how it > was done in Middle English (remembering the full form may help one > keep the rule straight).
Well... According to http://www.alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxwheret.html you're not completely right.
Nicolas
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