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Apostrophe S
Episode 252

Apostrophe S

A brief history of possession.

Lexicon Valley

December 26, 202228m 3s

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Show Notes

Possession is more or less about ownership, and we denote that in English by adding ’s to the end of a word. But of course there’s far more to the story than just that.


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