Any grammar experts out there.. 14:35 - Dec 10 with 1069 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 1044 views | Churchman | I think it can be either. |  | |  |
Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:38 - Dec 10 with 1027 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 1019 views | Bloots | |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:43 - Dec 10 with 987 views | ITFC_Forever | Harris Out will do. |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 14:51 - Dec 10 with 959 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 896 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 890 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 875 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 873 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 855 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 850 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 841 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 807 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 779 views | Ryorry | The former :) |  |
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Any grammar experts out there.. on 15:53 - Dec 10 with 747 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 718 views | BasingstokeBlue | The latter. |  |
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