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Posted by Els on 04/10/06 15:38
dorayme wrote:
> In article <g588b9fiy02x.icaply0jfcms$.dlg@40tude.net>,
> Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl> wrote:
>
>> Toby Inkster wrote:
>
>>> * -s for plural
>>> * -' for posessives of nouns that already end in "s"
>>> * -'s for posessives of other nouns
>>>
>>> tonnes of rules, yes.
>>
>> I think some people include
>> * -'s for abbreviation of "is"
>> * -s for possessive of pronoun "it"
>>
>
> Well, apostrophe as contractions generally, especially of "is"
> and "are", but often also of "not" in "-n't"
Yup. The one on the possessive of nouns is one too I think, but I'm
not sure of what word exactly as my English doesn't date further back
than about 30 years. It's the 's' of the 'second fall' (not sure if
it's called that in English).
>> (which they shouldn't, but remembering the difference between verbs,
>> nouns and pronouns is too complicated for some ;-) )
>
> It's quite normal practice,
What is, not knowing the difference between a verb, noun or pronoun?
> perhaps a little informal, but that's
> ok, one mustn't be too stuffy...
I ain't stuffy... ;-)
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