The use of the apostrophe with nouns to show ownership (Saxon Genitive?) has always puzzled me. I haven't been able to find a convincing rule in any of the grammar or usage books where I've checked.

Two months after the discovery of the Greek token, another very similar one was found in excavations at the drainage channel ...

The neuter noun 'bed' belongs to the 'dog', which is a masculine noun in German. We must use the genitive case here to show the possession. Sie hat der deutschen Lehrerin die Hausaufgaben gegeben.

A Pervasive Theme in the Gospels and Acts." ETS annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, Nov. 2002. "The Abused Genitive. Mistranslations of the Genitive in Some Literal Bible Translations," Far West Regional ...

The University Style Guide is designed to help writers and communicators across campus with matters of grammar and style, whether writing for the University’s internal or external audiences. This ...

In Iceland, naming your child isn't as simple as flipping through a baby name book and pointing at a name you like. This island nation has a unique set of rules and traditions when it comes to ...

Google partners can help financial services companies leverage genitive AI to improve their credit decisions, better leverage customer data, speed up processes and provide AI services.

Auer is an old German last name, and also many towns, lakes and rivers in Germany carry that name. But of course it sounds like the English genitive of ‘us’ — ‘our.’ Funny enough: ‘Haus’ is spelled ...

We Won’t Abandon Nigerians, Says Senate The Senate has said that it will not abandon Nigerians if it receives reports of genitive effect from its relevant committees. According to the Senate ...