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Grammar pedants please help help! -

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acnebride · 07/09/2005 10:47

ok brain fried at work

'today's blood pressure measurement' (singular) is right, but should it be
'todays' blood pressure measurements' (plural)

I don't think so but can't see it

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binkie · 07/09/2005 10:50

You're right that "todays'" is wrong - because you can't have more than one "today" (think about it) so it will always be singular.

binkie · 07/09/2005 10:52

Oh, but of course each "today" can lots of things belonging to it, such as measurements, fashions, menus - all of which are "the menus of today", hence "today's menus".

Moomin · 07/09/2005 10:53

yep - think of it as 'the blood pressure measurement OF today'. Today has no 's' so the apostrophe follows the y.

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acnebride · 07/09/2005 10:53

phewey. thank you.

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