End of ADS-L Digest - 17 Oct 1995 to 18 Oct 1995

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There are 6 messages totalling 99 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. Possessive 's (fwd) (2)

 2. Query about Kanadan

 3. y'all, singular usage?

 4. Fwd: VIRUS ALERT!!! (2)



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Date:  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 07:55:12 -0500

From:  Alan R Slotkin <ARS7950[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]TNTECH.EDU>

Subject: Re: Possessive 's (fwd)



There is an excellent discussion of "current" usage of the 's possessive in

Quirk, et. al.'s A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. It's too

long to summarize here, but it covers every possible combination of

sound/function.



Alan