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From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:23:43 +0000
Simon, it's just possible that Piers is teasing.  But I'm only  
guessing here ;-)

My view is that singular or  plural does it, but I had assumed that  
singular was more apposite.

Chris
On 22 Nov 2006, at 18:45, Simon Worby wrote:

> Piers Hemy wrote:
>
>> Simon, I am shocked at you!  I know you don't, in honesty,
>> believe that a single grocer is responsible for misuse of
>> the apostrophe.  No, I thought not.  Ergo "Grocers'
>> apostrophe", if you pleas' :-)
>
> That's actually an interesting point.
>
> I think singular is correct.
>
> Trouble is ... I can't really explain why. I think it's the collective
> that suggests to me it should be singular.
>
> The world seems fairly split on it, with 503 Google hits for "grocer's
> apostrophe" and 252 for "grocers' apostrophe".


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