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How Using Pliers Improves Your Language. Weird Possessives. Ducky File.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Avoiding Double Possessives

According to the new fowler's modern english usage for a double possessive to be legite the object of the preposition of to be definite and human. But we've all heard the common expression, he's a friend of a friend. So that should make some stigglers happy. Double possessives might also be necessary if you're using that those this or the eas in your possessive. For example, the hat of ardwark sounds a bit odd to me, whereas that hat of ardwarks sounds a lot more natural. And our ad operation specialist is morgan christon hutchings who usually comes with his own salsa cans but will be adding sanzano mariner

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