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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: life's like a double genitive #30212 05/29/2001 4:04 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Thank you for your input, BY, Faldage, and Bean. I think the problem is that the possessive really refers to the (singular) one, rather than the (plural) students. So in writing I'd have to go with Faldage's suggestion and avoid the problem, although I don't think it's something I'd ever actually say . Fortunately we don't have to worry about apostrophes when speaking. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted life's like a double genitive belligerentyouth 05/25/2001 9:21 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Flatlander 05/25/2001 11:30 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Faldage 05/25/2001 12:12 PM Re: life's like a double genitive nikeblack 05/26/2001 6:09 PM Re: life's like a double genitive Rusty 05/27/2001 6:25 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Capital Kiwi 05/27/2001 9:41 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Jazzoctopus 05/27/2001 1:24 PM Re: life's like a double genitive tsuwm 05/27/2001 2:56 PM Re: life's like a double genitive Bingley 05/28/2001 4:03 AM Re: life's like a double genitive belligerentyouth 05/28/2001 6:47 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Capital Kiwi 05/28/2001 8:47 AM Re: life's like a double genitive belligerentyouth 05/28/2001 9:09 AM Re: life's like a double genitive wsieber 05/30/2001 5:22 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Bingley 05/30/2001 7:24 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Faldage 05/28/2001 12:32 PM Re: life's like a double genitive Bean 05/28/2001 1:20 PM Re: life's like a double genitive belligerentyouth 05/28/2001 1:38 PM Re: life's like a double genitive wsieber 05/30/2001 5:14 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Bingley 05/29/2001 4:04 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Faldage 05/29/2001 12:24 PM Re: life's like a double genitive maverick 05/29/2001 12:40 PM Re: life's like a double genitive Sparteye 05/29/2001 1:17 PM Re: He's not here Faldage 05/29/2001 1:20 PM Re: He's not here Bingley 05/30/2001 3:43 AM Re: life's like a double genitive Faldage 05/28/2001 12:37 PM Re: life's like a double genitive tsuwm 05/28/2001 2:58 PM Re: life's like a double genitive maverick 05/29/2001 11:55 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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