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Title: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 10:22:55 AM
Helpful comments here please angel1
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 10:24:00 AM
I would gives up now ...I am beyond salvation  lol:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 10:25:57 AM
Rool one: Is there more than one of them? Yes? Then it's a plural. No apostrophe

Helpful example: Knockers

(But beware pants  and sheep. And fish)
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 10:26:40 AM
I am here to assist in all of your's superiority complex's  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 02, 2012, 10:27:11 AM
While we're here:

His and Hers

His and Her's

His and Her



 rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Snoopy on January 02, 2012, 10:28:06 AM
Rool one: Is there more than one of them? Yes? Then it's a plural. No apostrophe

Helpful example: Knockers

(But beware pants  and sheep. And fish)


Unless, of course, it is a plural possessive   whistle:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 10:28:49 AM
1 or 3 depending on context
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Barman on January 02, 2012, 10:51:15 AM
Rool one: Is there more than one of them? Yes? Then it's a plural. No apostrophe

Helpful example: Knockers

(But beware pants  and sheep. And fish)


Unless, of course, it is a plural possessive   whistle:

Or you are a greengrocer!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 10:52:26 AM
Rool one: Is there more than one of them? Yes? Then it's a plural. No apostrophe

Helpful example: Knockers

(But beware pants  and sheep. And fish)


Unless, of course, it is a plural possessive   whistle:

I was coming to those later so as not to muddle the poor girl ::)
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Snoopy on January 02, 2012, 10:53:04 AM
Rool one: Is there more than one of them? Yes? Then it's a plural. No apostrophe

Helpful example: Knockers

(But beware pants  and sheep. And fish)


Unless, of course, it is a plural possessive   whistle:

Or you are a greengrocer!  :thumbsup:

I just don't see Miss D selling sprouts.  noooo:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Barman on January 02, 2012, 10:53:52 AM
Rool one: Is there more than one of them? Yes? Then it's a plural. No apostrophe

Helpful example: Knockers

(But beware pants  and sheep. And fish)


Unless, of course, it is a plural possessive   whistle:

Or you are a greengrocer!  :thumbsup:

I just don't see Miss D selling sprouts.  noooo:

No. She'd be selling sprout's.... happy001
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 10:54:42 AM
 happy001 happy001 happy001 happy001 happy001 happy001 happy001 happy001
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Snoopy on January 02, 2012, 10:55:54 AM
 drumroll:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 11:16:46 AM
And you wonder why girls don't come back here  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Snoopy on January 02, 2012, 11:18:24 AM
But you're one of the chaps.  happy100
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 11:20:15 AM
 lol:

Or one of the chap's ?  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Snoopy on January 02, 2012, 11:21:05 AM
I couldn't possibly comment  angel1
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on January 02, 2012, 01:25:35 PM

Collective nouns or noun's


Cobblers...drunkenship or drunkship.

As we are honorary chaps could we go with the cobblers, a it were (think of the shoes Miss D, think of the shoes) and be a drunkenship of honorary chaps?   
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 02:37:03 PM
I thought we were all honorary drunks  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 02:38:08 PM
No. Real one's (see what I did there, eh?)
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 02:39:19 PM
Oh yes ..of course '''''',,,,,,,,!!!!!
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 02, 2012, 07:00:19 PM
Does the thread encompass 'Are' vs 'is' and 'me' vs 'I' ?
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 07:02:56 PM
Oh yes, if you wish

But which of us would get those wrong, apart from BM?
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 07:11:32 PM
Does the thread encompass 'Are' vs 'is' and 'me' vs 'I' ?

Is that Latin ?  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Barman on January 02, 2012, 07:18:01 PM
Oh yes, if you wish

But which of us would get those wrong, apart from BM?

Not me!  evil:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Snoopy on January 02, 2012, 07:48:19 PM
We might as well throw in Fewer v Less ...... whistle:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Pirate on January 02, 2012, 07:59:45 PM
 noooo: What is this shite  Shrugs:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 08:01:14 PM
We might as well throw in Fewer v Less ...... whistle:

Oh yes, even the fecking Beeb get that wrong
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 08:02:30 PM
Nick has offered me home schooling  shocked003
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 08:05:09 PM
Just roll over and enjoy it  :thumbsup:

Tell me sweetie, fewer or less? The difference?

You have one chance or
 Spank2:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 08:06:32 PM
I have fewer morals than I did 10 years ago with less opportunity.

Is that right Sir ????
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 08:08:23 PM
Congratulations. Have a spank  Spank2:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Pirate on January 02, 2012, 08:09:41 PM
Bah...
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: The Moan Ranger on January 02, 2012, 08:32:09 PM
I am the 9th letter of the alphabet...
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Nick on January 02, 2012, 08:33:42 PM
 happy100
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: bodiam on January 02, 2012, 09:14:49 PM
noooo: What is this shite  Shrugs:

  wot he said^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  Shrugs:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Just One More on January 02, 2012, 09:52:21 PM
I have fewer morals than I did 10 years ago with less opportunity.

Is that right Sir ????

Your shopping in the wrong places  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 02, 2012, 10:10:54 PM
Maybe I should do it online  lol:
Title: Re: The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on January 15, 2012, 12:17:07 PM
Then of course, you have the effect that affects everyone with its outcome!