Any grammar experts out there.. 14:35 - Dec 10 with 1070 views | LeistonBlue | Is it “Neil Harris’ Blue and White Army” or “Neil Harris’s Blue and White Army”? I would hate to get it wrong on live tv as he is introduced to me and the 4 other away fans at Barrow… |  | | |  |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:37 - Dec 10 with 1045 views | Churchman | I think it can be either. |  | |  |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:38 - Dec 10 with 1028 views | jayessess | Both are correct and pronounced out loud in the same way. |  |
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"Bomber Harris' blue and white army" (n/t) on 14:39 - Dec 10 with 1020 views | Bloots | |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:43 - Dec 10 with 988 views | ITFC_Forever | Harris Out will do. |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:51 - Dec 10 with 960 views | noggin | You spelt Warnock's wrong. [Post edited 10 Dec 2021 15:02]
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:02 - Dec 10 with 897 views | HighgateBlue |
I consider myself pretty good at apostrophes (yes, like a total w@nker, obviously...), but I'd never heard of " conscience' sake " before?! Unbelievable Jeff... |  | |  |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:03 - Dec 10 with 891 views | NthQldITFC |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:37 - Dec 10 by Churchman | I think it can be either. |
Or neither. |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:09 - Dec 10 with 876 views | jeera |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:03 - Dec 10 by NthQldITFC | Or neither. |
How you pronouncing that? |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:10 - Dec 10 with 874 views | Keno |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:09 - Dec 10 by jeera | How you pronouncing that? |
either way |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:12 - Dec 10 with 856 views | jayessess |
Thing is though, English isn't really governed by these prescriptive rules. We don't have an equivalent to the Real Academia Espanola or the Academie Francaise. So there's no real agreement with these rules, just different organisations stipulating their "style". So you'll see lots of style guides saying "Harris's" and others "Harris'", both are broadly acceptable usage. |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:15 - Dec 10 with 851 views | Chrisd | It can be either. The fact ‘Harris’ ends in an s and we’re talking about ownership/possession the apostrophe can go after the s. However Harris’ or Harris’s is correct from my understanding. [Post edited 10 Dec 2021 16:28]
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:18 - Dec 10 with 842 views | jayessess |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:02 - Dec 10 by HighgateBlue | I consider myself pretty good at apostrophes (yes, like a total w@nker, obviously...), but I'd never heard of " conscience' sake " before?! Unbelievable Jeff... |
I would dispute that they've accurately described usage there. And, as with Latin plurals, if no one uses it, it's not correct English. |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:26 - Dec 10 with 808 views | NthQldITFC |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:09 - Dec 10 by jeera | How you pronouncing that? |
Nun. |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:32 - Dec 10 with 780 views | Ryorry | The former :) |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:53 - Dec 10 with 748 views | HighgateBlue |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:18 - Dec 10 by jayessess | I would dispute that they've accurately described usage there. And, as with Latin plurals, if no one uses it, it's not correct English. |
There's nothing worse than a hypercorrective, incorrect, Latin pluralisation. I'm very content with a functional English pluralisation of a Latin noun. No problem. If it's an English noun parachuted in from Latin, no problem with just applying English pluralisation rules to it. You just sound like a massive idiot trying to say things like radii. And in any event, why should it always be the nominative plural? If you're using it as the (plural) object of the sentence, why should it not be the accusative plural? And why only /pluralise/ Latin nouns - why not put singular ones into their correct case? Best just stick with what's functional. Stick it in the stands, Toto!!! |  | |  |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 16:11 - Dec 10 with 719 views | BasingstokeBlue | The latter. |  |
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