Writing for Business – our / our’s

Kaco  |   Oct 24, 2008  10:35 PM (GMT)

are you sure? if it were Madonna’s, it would not be ‘Madonna is’ it woud indicate it ‘belonged’ to Madonna

Tpm  |   Oct 27, 2008  8:18 AM (GMT)

Of course they are sure. The word “our” incorporates the possessive, whereas Madonna does not – it’s just a name. And of course they’re right, “our’s” is not a word.
Makes me wonder about what’s been happening in American schools over the past few decades; apparently English is no longer taught.

Foneman1  |   Jan 2, 2009  4:30 PM (GMT)

Just curious to see how many others caught this.
In your explanation, you incorrectly used the phrase “If it was a word…”
Since this is a subjunctive clause. it should read “If it were a word…”