Quote: Griff @ January 20 2010, 1:14 PM GMTYou leave the apostrophe alone, Nogget, you flipping vandal.
"The boy's rubbish" is not ambiguous.
It clearly means "The boy is rubbish".
"The [rubbish belonging to the boy]" would not be a sentence as it does not have a verb.
True, but what about screenplay format, e.g.
MUM IS WALKING OUT OF BEDROOM CARRYING A SMALL BIN. DAD CROSSES HER IN THE HALL
DAD:
What's in the bin dearest?
MUM:
The boy's rubbish.
Quote: Blobster @ January 22 2010, 1:45 PM GMTMUM IS WALKING OUT OF BEDROOM CARRYING A SMALL BIN. DAD CROSSES HER IN THE HALL
DAD:
What's in the bin dearest?MUM:
The boy's rubbish.
DAD:
Yes, I know, but what's in the bin?
Jeez Griff...it was just meaningless banter. But I like your passion. You are like a British version of the Academie Francaise.
Quote: Griff @ January 23 2010, 8:07 AM GMTI don't like people messing with the apostrophe. Down that road lies...
Apostasy.