The False Possessive

William Salmon william.salmon at YALE.EDU
Thu Mar 5 06:01:33 UTC 2009


>> In a world of false possessives and misapplied, almost anything might
>> be a humiliating blunder as the game of one-upmanship continues
>> without
>> cease....
>
> indeed.  as National Grammar Day draws to a close, i'm feeling very
> discouraged.

Ah well, sounds like nothing a coupla two-three Grammartinis couldn't
cure... :-)

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