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sortey
Joined: 30 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:52 am Post subject: Apostrphe |
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Which is correct--one or two apostrophes in the following example?:
Stop looking at Mike and Mary's feet.
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Stop looking at Mike's and Mary's feet.
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Apostrphe |
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| Stop looking at Mike and Mary's feet. |
An apostrophe is used with the last noun to show joint ownership. The phrase Mike and Mary's feet means "Mike and Mary share the same feet."
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Stop looking at Mike's and Mary's feet.
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An apostrophe is used with each noun to show individual ownership.
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DamianGriff
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Lots of people (including native English speakers) have difficulty with apostrophes and I really believe it's a good thing to study carefully, so that when you write you can do so with confidence. I found a web page which outlines the rules for apostrophes which you could take a look at... it's
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp
p.s. I was in a school recently where I saw a sign which read "Principal and Assistant Principal's offices." Hmm. 
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