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Page 3 of 5 < 1 2 3 4 5 > Topic Options #180785 - 12/09/08 08:09 PM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: Faldage] twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 876 Loc: western NY "There is a red Ford pickup truck in the parking lot, blocking access to the loading area." Works for me... Top #180787 - 12/09/08 09:10 PM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: twosleepy] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 You got it! And you can easily hear the comma over the mall's public address system, too. Top #180794 - 12/09/08 10:21 PM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: Faldage] twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 876 Loc: western NY "There is a red Ford pickup truck blocking access to the loading area." There. Top #180796 - 12/09/08 10:29 PM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: Faldage] latishya enthusiast Registered: 11/24/07 Posts: 390 Loc: कहीं &... Originally Posted By: Faldage I thought of another example of the genitive not indicating possession: "There is a red Ford pickup truck in the parking lot blocking access to the loading area. Will the truck's owner please report to customer service." This reminded me of a recent post at LanguageLog Believed to be an F-18 Top #180800 - 12/10/08 06:28 AM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: latishya] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Originally Posted By: latishya Believed to be an F-18 Another case where it seems to me to be a lot of effort involved in misunderstanding it. Top #180808 - 12/10/08 11:28 AM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: Faldage] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8436 Loc: Land of the Flat Water As long as it is not my red truck blocking anything, I'm Ok with it. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #180809 - 12/10/08 11:30 AM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: LukeJavan8] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8436 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Thanks you guys for your responses on Carpal Tunnel. I go to this sight before opening any of my daily emails. I see what you mean by addictive. By the way, I hear there is a Computerusers Anonymous, similar to AA. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #180818 - 12/10/08 03:04 PM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: Faldage] latishya enthusiast Registered: 11/24/07 Posts: 390 Loc: कहीं &... Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: latishya Believed to be an F-18 Another case where it seems to me to be a lot of effort involved in misunderstanding it. When I read that piece I thought the misunderstanding was deliberate and for humorous effect rather than nitpicking. Top #180819 - 12/10/08 04:21 PM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: latishya] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8436 Loc: Land of the Flat Water I think I may be missing something Latishya, I just read the piece you referred to re; the Fl8. And now they have found another victim. But referring the reporting by the media. I have found that they hardly ever use correct grammar. But it is mostly hype anyway, just to sell their story for more advertising money, witnessed by some phrase like "first exclusively reported here on this station". So I am not surprised by anything the media say. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #181525 - 01/07/09 07:53 AM Re: at my sister's, of my sister's. [Re: Faldage] ParkinT enthusiast Registered: 10/30/06 Posts: 293 Loc: Orlando Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: latishya Believed to be an F-18 Another case where it seems to me to be a lot of effort involved in misunderstanding it. 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