Klarinet Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2000/12

From: Jennifer Jones <JJONES@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] War of the Tony`s
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 00:38:52 -0500

Tim Shaw wrote:
> An apostrophe, correctly used, is NEVER an indicator of plurality except in
> cases where it appears after the "s" (which IS an indicator of plurality)
> e.g. clarinettist (one player) clarinettists (>1) clarinettist's (one player)
> clarinettists' (>1).

Isn't the apostrophe in clarinettists' indicative of posession and not
plurality? Considering that it is the only difference between the plural form
and the plural posessive, it would follow most logically that that is the case.
Does anyone have a book of English grammar to confirm or correct this?

Best,

Jennifer

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