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To: floridarolf
use an apostrophe in the genetive Just to clarify: is it floridarolf's or floridarolfs (<- like in any other civilized language like German)?

Use the apostrophe, e.g. "Floridarolf's incorrect way of spelling, 'genitive' substitutes an 'e' for the latter 'i'."

9 posted on 02/01/2005 12:01:31 PM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: newgeezer

Ok, I spelled "genitive" wrong. A look in the dictionary would have helped me. What I was asking about was where to set the commata.

In school we were told that "It doesn't matter too much. You won't get tested on that" (and I've made my Abitur).


13 posted on 02/01/2005 12:13:19 PM PST by floridarolf
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