September 18, 2007

Either way's fine with me

Though it's tough to admit, there are a few things in grammar that don't seem to matter.

For instance, a sign above a locker room that says "players entrance." Would it matter if it said "players' entrance" instead. Is it wrong for it to just be plural? Maybe this is one of the things I don't quite get.

I do know it doesn't work for drinks menu versus drinks' menu, as the drinks are not owning the menu, but you see my point. Don't you?

1 comment:

Alex Headrick said...

That's funny — this is one of only a couple grammar dilemmas where I've thrown my hands up and stopped worrying. After dealing with "Shareholders Meeting" / "Shareholders' Meeting" / "Shareholder's Meeting" a few times I decided I don't care anymore which of the three is used so long as it's consistent.