Re: [OM] Scotland 2015

[Chuck Norcutt]

'tis not confusing to Mr. Barker.  But I'm sure he'd tell you (as I 
think he has before) that the rest of the world manages to mangle 
Moose's' assumptions' of simplicity.  :-)
Chuck Norcutt


On 6/8/2015 6:15 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 6/8/2015 2:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > And I see the lady sitting there is still there wondering if
> > MAGISTRATES' is truly the correct usage.  Could it be that it's only
> > valid in Cambridge?  :-)
> I don't understand the question. :-)
>
> If there is only one magistrate, the possessive is "magistrate's". If
> more than one, "magistrates' "
>
> The second 's' is skipped, presumably to make it pronounceable?
>
> How is that confusing?
>
> HUH? Moose
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