Deltas 802

[Dan Goncharoff]

I think of this as a British usage.

DanG

On Apr 26, 2010 11:50 AM, "Geoff Nathan" <geoffnathan at wayne.edu> wrote:

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My immediate reaction was that it was a possessive, but that's with no
evidence whatsoever.

Interestingly, here in Detroit people talk about working at Fords and
Chryslers (although it seems only older folks use the construction.

Geoff

Geoffrey S. Nathan
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