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The apostrophe
Muriel
#31 Posted : Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:28:12 PM
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heavenly body wrote:
I beg to differ


Mr. Dida has a wife > she is Dida's wife
Mr. Didas has a wife > she is Didas's wife
Mr. A. Dida & Mr. B Dida have wives > they are the Didas' wives?[/quote]

Mr A Didas and Mr B Didas both have wives - they are Didasses'wives

Mr A Dida and Mr B Dida both have one wife - she is Didas' wife.


I see. I get mixed up, often, about this. Thank you.
heavenly body
#32 Posted : Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:28:59 PM
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urstill1 wrote:
heavenly body wrote:
I beg to differ


Mr. Dida has a wife > she is Dida's wife
Mr. Didas has a wife > she is Didas's wife
Mr. A. Dida & Mr. B Dida have wives > they are the Didas' wives?[/quote]

Mr A Didas and Mr B Didas both have wives - they are Didasses'wives

Mr A Dida and Mr B Dida both have one wife - she is Didas' wife.


If you met 2 or more guys by the name 'Jesus' in Mexico, how would you report that in Wazua? "I met ......"


Answer - I met two guys both called Jesus. You cannot say "Jesuses" because "Jesus" is a proper noun, which has or should have no plural form (i.e. starts with capital letter) and therefore specific to its subject or "owner".
Muriel
#33 Posted : Friday, September 13, 2013 11:54:39 AM
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Magigi wrote:
Mastermind wrote:
Magigi wrote:
Muriel wrote:
radio wrote:
digitek1 wrote:
bkismat wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
masukuma wrote:
kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife

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It is correct if the name is Didas and not Dida.

in that case it will be Didases wife d'oh!


@digitek1, stick to digits. How does above show ownership!? If it is many Didas who own the wife (like the Mombasa chaps), it would be Didas' wife like @Lolest says above!



Mr. Dida has a wife > she is Dida's wife
Mr. Didas has a wife > she is Didas' wife
Mr. A. Dida & Mr. B Dida have wives > they are the Didas's wives?

...right there... a guy who never slept when teacher wanjku was teaching grammar...


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Magigi unapenda alama za duku duku sana.

....saaaaaaanaaaa...ndio fikra...


What is alama za duku duku?

And what is its relation to what Magigi has said?

I am lost. Sad
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