The apostrophe ...

[sasguru]

...is never used to indicate a plural, FFS.

OK except plurals of lower case letters.

[Zorba]

Surely it covers the plural owners of plural objects, e.g. 'the students' grant cheques never lasted beyond the end of Freshers' Week'?

[Kyajae]

...is never used to indicate a plural, FFS.

OK except plurals of lower case letters.

Complete b0llox.

The apostrophe is used to denote possession by a singular noun, person, or a collection of nouns. It is also used to denote a merge (e.g. "It is" can also be "It's")

[sasguru]

Complete b0llox.

The apostrophe is used to denote possession by a singular noun, person, or a collection of nouns. It is also used to denote a merge (e.g. "It is" can also be "It's")

And how do the above indicate plurals?

[Zorba]

Where does what you wrote contradict sasguru?

I think he's getting at incorrect plurals such as 'Christmas Tree's for sale here'.

[sasguru]

Surely it covers the plural owners of plural objects, e.g. 'the students' grant cheques never lasted beyond the end of Freshers' Week'?

Ah that's to indicate possessives (for want of a better word).

[sasguru]

Where does what you wrote contradict sasguru?

I think he's getting at incorrect plurals such as 'Christmas Tree's for sale here'.

Aye - but Kyajae has always been a cretin.

[Kyajae]

Where does what you wrote contradict sasguru?

I think he's getting at incorrect plurals such as 'Christmas Tree's for sale here'.

Ok, what about "the boys' tree-house" i.e. the tree-house belonging to a number of boys as opposed to "the boy's tree-house" denoting the tree-house belonging to a single boy. The apostrophe in the former denotes the possessive plural.

[sasguru]

Ok, what about "the boys' tree-house" i.e. the tree-house belonging to a number of boys as opposed to "the boy's tree-house" denoting the tree-house belonging to a single boy. The apostrophe in the former denotes the possessive plural.

See earlier. Do keep up.

[Kyajae]

See earlier. Do keep up.

Where's the flaw in the example I gave?