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Skriven 2012-03-16 06:09:13 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: POSSESIVES
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Michael Loo <=-

 ML> I'm not a biscuit person at all, but I find that Popeyes's (?)

 DD> Popeyes' is the correct form for a possessive ... says the English
 DD> major.   Bv/=

 GJ> Wouldn't the correct form be "Popeye's" if you are referring to
 GJ> something possessed by the sailor-man?  If you are referring to a
 GJ> business owned by him, it would be called, "Popeye's", regardless of
 GJ> how it may be mis-spelled by a commercial organisation.  Following on
 GJ> from that, the correct spelling of something owned by that business
 GJ> would be "Popeye's'", would it not?

The business is/was *not* owned by Popeye the Sailor Man. Nor was the character
ever affiliated with the chicken/seafood/Cajun food fast-food chain. The name
of the business is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (no apostrophe). Thus the correct
possessive is Popeyes'.
 
 ML> Depends where and with whom you studied. The rule that
 ML> obtained at the first or second place I had articles
 ML> published was the one that stuck with me: all possessives
 ML> end in 's except for Jesus' and Moses' - of course there
 ML> are those who would elevate Popeyes to that level.

 ML> The English way as I recall would have you use apostrophe
 ML> no s after nouns ending in s or x, as in "the oryx' horns."

 GJ> As above.

 DD> I did say I was an "English major". Trained in the Midwest schools and
 DD> finished with the AP and New York Times style books for journalists
 DD> (but, not the Chicago Tribune style book).

 GJ> I was merely an "English private", trained in Orstraya, and not yet
 GJ> quite finished.

At opportunities like this a "No Comment" often may be the best course.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Sjo:mansbiff - the Sailor's Stew
 Categories: Beef, Potatoes, Stews, Beer
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  1 1/2 lb Flank steak; in thin slices
      4 md Onions; in thin slices
      8 md Potatoes; peeled, cut in
           - thick slices
      2 tb Butter
      1    Bay leaf
      1 ts Thyme
           Salt & white pepper
      2 c  Water or bouillon
           +=MIXED WITH=+
           Beer
           +=OR=+
      2 c  Beer
 
  Brown the onion slices in butter and remove them from the
  frying pan. In the same pan brown the meat slices briefly
  on both sides. Season with salt and white pepper. Add
  seasonings and liquid; cover. Cook 10 minutes.
  
  In a casserole put layers of meat, sliced potato and onion,
  potatoes forming the bottom and top layers. Cover with
  liquid and let the stew simmer in the oven or on the stove
  for 45-60 min (cooking time is not critical).
  
  Serve sizzling hot.
  
  You can also prepare the stew in a pressure cooker instead
  of a casserole. This will shorten the cooking time to 15 min
  and, at the same time, less liquid can be used, since it is
  not essential that the stew be completely covered.
  
  http://www.santesson.com, adapted From: Michael Loo
  Date: 30 Dec 99
  
  Collected by Jim Weller
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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