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| | Posted: | | | | It's even worse in germany. The english genitive apostrophe has been invading our country for a long time. In german it's "Karstens Haus" (Karsten's house), not "Karsten's Haus" yet the people began to put apostrophes everywhere, our language is beginning to look like Goa'uld. | | | Karsten
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| | Posted: | | | | Exactly the same thing in Danish, Karsten... Only diference is: If the name actually ends in s, we do use the apostrophe - and then not the s! As in, if the house belongs to Anders, it would be "Anders' house." How hard can it be? Very, apparantly... | | | | The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. (William Gibson) |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
It's even worse in germany. The english genitive apostrophe has been invading our country for a long time.
In german it's "Karstens Haus" (Karsten's house), not "Karsten's Haus" yet the people began to put apostrophes everywhere, our language is beginning to look like Goa'uld. I am guilty as charged...  Had someone asked me today, I would not have known that we actually don't have that apostrophe...  | | | Achim [諾亞信； Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,759 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
It's even worse in germany. The english genitive apostrophe has been invading our country for a long time.
In german it's "Karstens Haus" (Karsten's house), not "Karsten's Haus" yet the people began to put apostrophes everywhere, our language is beginning to look like Goa'uld. Even worse, they use the apostrophe for the plural as well. The plural of DVD is DVDs and not DVD's.  |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 2,366 |
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It's even worse in germany. The english genitive apostrophe has been invading our country for a long time. It already invaded mine and I can't see what so bad about it. The more the grammar of languages look alike the easier it is to learn them. | | | Martin Zuidervliet
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rander: Quote:
Exactly the same thing in Danish, Karsten... Only diference is: If the name actually ends in s, we do use the apostrophe - and then not the s! As in, if the house belongs to Anders, it would be "Anders' house." How hard can it be? Very, apparantly... Yes, that's our rule as well (for every name where an appended s makes no sense) Karstens Haus Stefans Haus but Markus' Haus Max' Haus The only time it is allowed, is when it could lead to confusion. For example when Andrea has a house than it can be written as "Andrea's Haus" because "Andreas Haus" could lead to the assumption that it is the house of a guy called Andreas. | | | Karsten
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| | Posted: | | | | Karsten I feel your pain. It doesn't cause such problems here, but we run into the same type of problems when trying to use Metrics, Liters instead of Gallons, etc.  Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
The only time it is allowed, is when it could lead to confusion. For example when Andrea has a house than it can be written as "Andrea's Haus" because "Andreas Haus" could lead to the assumption that it is the house of a guy called Andreas. Then wouldn't that be Andreas' Haus? Subtle, but no confusion... | | | | Hans |
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The only time it is allowed, is when it could lead to confusion. For example when Andrea has a house than it can be written as "Andrea's Haus" because "Andreas Haus" could lead to the assumption that it is the house of a guy called Andreas.
Then wouldn't that be Andreas' Haus? Subtle, but no confusion... Technically ... yes. But since the Apostrophitis is spreading like a disease it has become more difficult. | | | Karsten
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting RHo: Quote:
Even worse, they use the apostrophe for the plural as well. The plural of DVD is DVDs and not DVD's. I am forever trying to correct people doing this! | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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