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Thread #88001   Message #1647585
Posted By: Hrothgar
13-Jan-06 - 05:22 AM
Thread Name: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
Subject: RE: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
Greengrocer's

... or Greengrocers' if there are more than one.


I believe it goes bach to the days when people would say "John his horse" where we would say "John's horse" - the apostrophe indicates that letters have been left out.