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jws

10th April 2015, 15:28
bbm2 @ 20
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paul

10th April 2015, 15:29
Yep, HC 11 for me too!
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rambler

10th April 2015, 18:21
@ chrise

Use of apostrophe correct but I respect your prejudice

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The Ginger Man was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century by the Modern Library in 1998.[1] It has sold 45 million copies world-wide and never been out of print.[2]
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chrise

10th April 2015, 18:39
Hi rambler
That's wrong too! - Biggles' means "belonging to more than one Biggle.
I am prejudiced, as my surname ends in s, and I hate the s' possessive form.
I read the book after reading (and quite enjoying) "A singular man", and found it all rather unpleasant.
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bigbadmarty2

10th April 2015, 18:43
jws @14

also liked ixion@9 ...
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rambler

10th April 2015, 18:49
@ chrise

Apology would be nice
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chrise

10th April 2015, 19:28
rambler
Sorry - but you aren't going to convince me - except of the number of people who don't use apostrophe's correctly (I hope you see what I did there).

rambler's - belonging to rambler
ramblers' - belonging to more than one rambler

Christians get round the problem by inventing "Jesu", so that they can refer to Jesu's - but they wouldn't say Jesus', would they?
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rambler

10th April 2015, 19:31

les40

10th April 2015, 19:36
BBM2 - POST 20
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