http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/05/a-single-conclusion/ A blog about spelling, punctuation and grammar Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/05/a-single-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-650 JD Mon, 12 May 2008 13:28:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=190#comment-650 I agree with you, except that you don't usually use a plural modifier even if the concept is plural. For example, 'egg box' contains more than one egg, but we don't say 'eggs box'. <br/><br/>So to say it must be 'singles day' (plural) because there is more than one single person doesn't follow.<br/><br/>And I think a writers' strike does belong to the writers. If it isn't their strike, whose is it? But I can see the argument either way... I agree with you, except that you don’t usually use a plural modifier even if the concept is plural. For example, ‘egg box’ contains more than one egg, but we don’t say ‘eggs box’. So to say it must be ‘singles day’ (plural) because there is more than one single person doesn’t follow.And I think a writers’ strike does belong to the writers. If it isn’t their strike, whose is it? But I can see the argument either way…

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/05/a-single-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Anonymous Sat, 10 May 2008 03:41:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=190#comment-647 Oops! I meant "don't own the day". I apologize. Oops! I meant “don’t own the day”. I apologize.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/05/a-single-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Anonymous Sat, 10 May 2008 03:40:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=190#comment-646 I agree with you. It's like Veterans Day and Presidents Day. The veterans and presidents own the day, it is a day to celebrate them. It is an adjective/modifier. No apostrophe. I agree with you. It’s like Veterans Day and Presidents Day. The veterans and presidents own the day, it is a day to celebrate them. It is an adjective/modifier. No apostrophe.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2008/05/a-single-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Andrew Fri, 09 May 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=190#comment-645 Damn. Damn.

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