Urgent help needed

[aardvark]

Whose eggs?

Last I has quals was during the interval at glyndebourne, scoff scoff.

That's the crux of it - is quail possesive or descriptive?

[scooterscot]

That's the crux of it - is quail possesive or descriptive?

opps

[Bacchus]

Currently proof reading a new cook book from a well known IT forum.

Is it :

quails eggs
quail's eggs
quails' eggs

I'm just too fick innit.

Someone please help.

Psssst. I think it should be #1 btw.

Ta

Suity

Are you sure you're cut out to be a proofreader?

[Old Greg]

I think it should be quail eggs.

quail in this instance is an adjective.

It's not an adjective. It's an adjectival use of a noun. Otherwise you are of course absolutely correct.

[Zippy]

It's quail eggs (i.e. the eggs of a quail)

Just layin' like ...

[NotAllThere]

Urgent help needed

we know, we know.

It's a drift, bevy or covey of quail.

[eek]

What does the cuk style guide recommend? The times one would suggest quail but as others seem to show its a matter of debate.

[mudskipper]

What does the CUK style guide recommend? The Times one would suggest quail, but, as others seem to show, it's a matter of debate.

FTFY

[eek]

FTFY

On an iPad,on the train, so I'm blaming tapatalk. Meh

[DirtyDog]

3 x eggs (from a quail)

or

3 x quail eggs