[etni] Fw: re: Animal rights
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From: "morris" <morris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Animal rights
I once heard that the 's for possession was generally only for humans -
therefore we say the "boy's leg" but "the leg of the table" although there
are exceptions - a day's wages and so on.
Is there an answer from the experts?
Fay Morris
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I once heard that the 's for possession was generally only for humans - therefore we say the "boy's leg" but "the leg of the table" although there are exceptions - a day's wages and so on. Is there an answer from the experts? Fay Morris