On Wednesday 23 January 2002 05:05 pm, PCBman wrote:
>
> Use 's when the subject is plural (more than one).
>
> Use s' when you are referring to something that belongs
> to the person or thing.
>
Wow, are English grammar rules so different from US grammar
rules? I hold a BA in English from a US university, and the
rules are not at all similar to that. Here are the rules in
my circles:
Use 's for singular possessive (i.e. he owns it).
Use s' for plural possessive (i.e. they own it).
Use s [no apostrophe] for plural.
I had thought these rules were canonical, but perhaps they
vary from English-speaking country to English-speaking
country...?
-Aron
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