[ebooktalk] Re: Grammar Question
- From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 17:48:47 +0100
I confess that in everyday speech I certainly now talk of James's birthday,
although I can see why in real terms this is incorrect.
Alison
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On Behalf Of Elaine Harris (Rivendell)
Sent: 08 July 2013 11:23
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Grammar Question
Almost, Steve.
In common usage, it is either James' birthday, (now deemed old-fashioned) or
James's birthday. Both singular. Different ways of saying the same thing.
Adding an es to James, making it Jameses, say for example as in "The
Jameses' party" implies a plural; several people called James, probably the
surname.
Does that make sense?
Elaine
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Sent: Monday, 8 July 2013 7:15 PM
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Grammar Question
I don't think there would be a correct one on this you should (as always in
my opinion) write what you say. So if you say James' birthday then that is
right. If you add the second e s then you put apostrophe s.
Steve
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Sent: 07 July 2013 19:27
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Grammar Question
When I find the apostrophe difficult to place is with names like James. So
do I send a card on James's birthday or just on James' birthday?
Alison
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Sent: 06 July 2013 12:27
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Grammar Question
And there you go, four answers all saying pretty much the same thing but in
very different ways.
On 6 Jul 2013, at 12:20, Ian Macrae wrote:
> Dave, men is a plural noun and therefore the apostrophe goes before
> the s
because the matches belong to men. Ladies is the plural of a singular noun,
Lady and therefore the apostrophe goes after the s because the matches
belong to all the ladies, not just to one lady. This brings back a horrific
memory of me having teach this to a class of 3rd years secondary school
students having been up all night at a party at college during my teaching
practise.
> On 6 Jul 2013, at 10:43, David Russell wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Can someone please answer this for me.
>>
>> When I look at the schedule for Wimbledon tennis, they always mark
>> the matches as "men's singles" or "Ladies' Singles".
>>
>> You may need to read this letter by letter to understand what I mean.
>>
>> I am just wondering why the men and ladies are treated differently?
>>
>>
>> David
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