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Genitive in German and English

Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2017-07-09 22:02:26

You still see people write erroneously that the possessive 's in English is a contraction of "his".  This Wiki article covers it nicely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_genitive

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Genitive in German and English by Nick B. on  2017-07-10 00:26:13

Genitive in German and English by barry on  2017-07-10 11:25:31

Genitive in German and English by Uncle Jimbo on  2017-07-10 22:48:01

Genitive in German and English by Nick B. on  2017-07-11 00:47:40

Genitive in German and English by barry on  2017-07-11 01:49:47

Genitive in German and English by Jason on  2017-07-11 02:23:14

Genitive in German and English by Nick B. on  2017-07-11 02:39:21

Genitive in German and English by barry on  2017-07-11 02:59:16

Genitive in German and English by Jason on  2017-07-11 03:15:47

Genitive in German and English by Uncle Jimbo on  2017-07-11 22:01:00

Genitive in German and English by AndyH on  2017-07-14 08:56:57

Genitive in German and English by AndyH on  2017-07-14 09:07:55

Genitive in German and English by Nick B. on  2017-07-15 01:54:27