The all new advice to Miss D on plurals and possessives thread

[Nick]

Helpful comments here please

[Miss Demeanour]

I would gives up now ...I am beyond salvation 

[Nick]

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)

[Miss Demeanour]

I am here to assist in all of your's superiority complex's 

[Uncle Mort]

While we're here:

His and Hers

His and Her's

His and Her


 

[Snoopy]

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   

[Nick]

1 or 3 depending on context

[Barman]

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   

Or you are a greengrocer! 

[Nick]

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   

I was coming to those later so as not to muddle the poor girl

[Snoopy]

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   

Or you are a greengrocer! 

I just don't see Miss D selling sprouts. 

[Barman]

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   

Or you are a greengrocer! 

I just don't see Miss D selling sprouts. 

No. She'd be selling sprout's....

[Nick]

 

[Snoopy]

 

[Miss Demeanour]

And you wonder why girls don't come back here 

[Snoopy]

But you're one of the chaps.