English Grammar...

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Thu, 17 Oct 02 02:19:45 +0100


Hiya Folks...

Today we look at another curious point of English grammar....

Wishes & Dreams...

- ANDREA
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English Grammar
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Almost anywhere you look, possibly on your block, people are violating
the rules of English grammar. They're doing it not only when they speak
and write, but also, brazenly, on painted signs in front of their homes.
 
I'm referring to those common signs telling you which family lives in a
particular house, such as 'The Brown's' or 'The Smith's'. The correct
way to do it would be 'The Browns' or 'The Smiths'. Adding the
apostrophe makes it possessive and emphasizes that they own the house.  
 
But hey, they live there, don't they? Who else would own it? The
boogeyman? The bank? (Whoops, I repeat myself.)
 
(Source: THE DICTIONARY OF MISINFORMATION)


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