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sparks



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Ah, John, come to Europe! Many do it all day, every day.


Albeit in the most clunky and obtuse way possible in their "continental" English. It's amazing how, despite being introduced to it early on in their language learning, the Saxon Genitive still escapes most.
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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Eh? I am not recognising this as pertaining to the Europe I know...
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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
... same could be said, in any case, about native speakers themselves in relation to the grocer's apostrophe. Or is that grocers' apostrophe? Maybe grocer's' is best? All my language-learning life I've been exposed to this, yet can't seem to get it right. Especially when posting on forum's...
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Albeit in the most clunky and obtuse way possible in their "continental" English. It's amazing how, despite being introduced to it early on in their language learning, the Saxon Genitive still escapes most.

Hmmm. I've been on the continent for over a decade now and I don't think this is a widespread problem by any means....as Sasha says, not pertaining to the Europe I know....
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