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Genitive in German and English

Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2017-07-10 22:48:01

I think it olden times, in English possessives did not employ the apostrophe.  Perhaps it came into usage to distinguish it from simple plurals?  One exception still in use is "its" for possessive and "it's" as a contraction for "it is". I did not know that there was an acceptable use of apostrophe for possessive in German (i.e., Roppelt's).  I always thought it was slang.

Followups:

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 09:07:55