The Lions book (more nitpicking)

Posted Aug 19, 2003 18:27 UTC (Tue) by rfunk (subscriber, #4054)
In reply to: The Lions book (more nitpicking) by ikegami
Parent article: Why SCO won't show the code

If you're gonna nitpick on spelling, get it right!

I did. I gave the title of the book as it is on the cover, not what some manual on English says it should be. Then I explained why it's that way on the cover.

The possessive form of "Lions" is "Lions's" because it's singular.

That's a matter of some debate. For example:
http://www.meredith.edu/grammar/plural.htm#Possessive
http://www.alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxwheret.html

It's a living human language, therefore there are inconsistencies and uncertainties. Deal with it. The title of this book, however, is not uncertain.

The Lions book (more nitpicking)

Posted Aug 20, 2003 8:19 UTC (Wed) by rjamestaylor (guest, #339) [Link]

ikegami, I'd give it up. He's likely to bring in his partner Wagnall to buttress his arguments. Then you'd really be toast.

;)