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Re: Canadian fire's

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Tom, technically I could have written "Canadian fire," or "Canadian fire's" as written, or "Canadian fires" as you suggested. I don't believe that even the most learned scholar would argue whether it's possessive or not.

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French Canadian Fries.

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About the correct usage of the apostrophe, when one has chosen to use it;
From the Cambridge Dictionary on punctuation;
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/gramma ... apostrophe


1. Apostrophe + s to show possession
When we show who owns something or has a close relationship with something, we use an apostrophe + s after the name or the noun. When the noun is plural, we put the apostrophe after the s:

IE singular noun; Is that Frank’s camera?
IE plural noun; There was a big teachers’ conference last week in Mexico City. (a conference for teachers)


2. Apostrophe: typical error
We use an apostrophe to contract it is to it’s. We don’t use an apostrophe with possessive its:

IE; The University is very proud of its gardens.
Not: … of it’s gardens.


tabasco wrote:
Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:51 pm
That should be "Canadian fires", not "Canadian fire's".
When one is using a plural noun,...."Even the most learned scholar" .... does have the rules to refer to when they would put forth how to use an apostrophe ot not....and what IS correct. :space: :bow:
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