RE: Spelling problem

Subject: RE: Spelling problem
From: Mark Levinson <MarkL -at- gilian -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:37:00 +0200


I suppose that avoiding the possessive form for objects is
harmless, but I don't think it's necessary. My understanding
is that the practice has something to do with the misconception
that the apostrophe-S stands for "his" or that it indicates
legal ownership. (If it necessarily indicated legal ownership,
you couldn't say yesterday's paper, Madonna's home town,
or Lincoln's assassin.)

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