[NTLK] OT: Whence "genitive s" (='s)? (Was: AUGUST UPDATE)

From: Roman Tarnovetsky (romantic_at_arvotek.net)
Date: Fri Aug 02 2002 - 14:57:14 EDT


Chris wrote:
"My mother is English and lives in the States and she's always struck by
its (genitive) absence everywhere you go in the US."

Your mother is right of course. It's a grammatically incorrect trend and
it's rampant. I even see "journalists" on television making such
mistakes. Then again, the President's speech and grammar sets a bad
example. Roman

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