tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10202103.post115348704644911791..comments2024-01-13T02:11:14.727-08:00Comments on grammargrinch: twinkobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865056039680988073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10202103.post-1153905653979993482006-07-26T02:20:00.000-07:002006-07-26T02:20:00.000-07:00>In their next game, the Royals extended their los...><I>In their next game, the Royals extended their losing streak to 11 and in May lost 13 in a row.<BR/><BR/>“Royals” is a team: the word is plural in form but singular in meaning. Both “their’s” should be “it.”</I><<BR/><BR/>Really?<BR/><BR/><B>In <I>it</I> next game the Royals extended <I>it</I> losing streak to 11 and in May lost 13 in a row.</B><BR/><BR/>I'm afraid not. "Their" is the <I>possessive</I> form of the third person plural personal pronoun. If you want the third person singular possessive, you will need "its".<BR/><BR/>As I wrote elsewhere, you have a host of different options available for making plurals without using an apostrophe.<BR/><BR/>Both "their"s should be … <BR/>Both <I>their</I>s should be …<BR/>Both <B>their</B>s should be …<BR/><BR/>The hilarious part is your using "it" after outlining that the singular "Royals" needs singular pronouns. <BR/><BR/><I>Both "their's"</I> is plural. (A solecism, but meant as a plural.)<BR/><BR/><I>should be</I> is a copular verb.<BR/><BR/><I>"it"</I> is <B>singular</B>.<BR/><BR/>Would you write: "<BR/><BR/><I>Both men</I> should be soccer <I>player</I>.<BR/><BR/>By your logic you should have tried:<BR/><BR/>Both “their’s” should be “its's.”<BR/><BR/>For goodness' sake recast next time.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402579416733487159noreply@blogger.com