[etni] Fw: re: Animal rights

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  • Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:38:15 +0200

----- Original Message ----- From: nat or bec - natorbec@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Animal rights

The apostrophe s ('s) is used for nouns in general. Not only for humans.

the dog's tail, the box's contents, the apartment's occupants, the world's atmosphere...

Becky G.


Fay wrote: 
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?


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