Comments on: Writing for Business - our / our’s

By: Foneman1

Foneman1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:30:53 +0000

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…”

By: Tpm

Tpm — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:18:10 +0000

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.

By: Kaco

Kaco — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:35:21 +0000

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