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#103524 05/19/2003 7:56 AM
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Which does the board prefer?

her sons'-in-law prospects
her son-in-laws' prospects
her sons-in-law's prospects
the prospects of her sons-in-law
the prospects of her son-in-laws


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#103525 05/19/2003 9:31 AM
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d


#103526 05/19/2003 10:45 AM
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d


#103527 05/19/2003 11:34 AM
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I'm happy with c and d.


#103528 05/19/2003 12:01 PM
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Hi Bingley,
Before choosing, I would have to know if the phrase should be a. correct or
b. elegant..


#103529 05/19/2003 4:15 PM
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C - spoken English

D - written English


#103530 05/20/2003 1:04 AM
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c is correct as written but could be misconstrued and judged incorrect if only heard

d is correct and has only the one interpretation

Why do you ask?

#103531 05/20/2003 4:17 AM
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From last Friday's edition of "The Economist":

Mrs Bennet, suggests Mr Monson, should have been a fund manager. Her focus on prospective son-in-laws' income anticipated the collapse in interest rates that continued for many years.

(http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=1785682}

And I thought, "No, no, no." But then I thought, "Well what should it be?"

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