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Who / whos /who's / whose / whoses / whos' / Fark

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 06/05/2008 15:26

Spot which of these are not words
Or at least the ones that are so often misused.
Even in the papers, the papers I tells you!

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frauster · 06/05/2008 22:38

Ah yes, contraction of "who is", , but often misused in place of whose, me thinks...

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edam · 06/05/2008 22:37

agree with Cali and frauster. whos, whoses, whos' (and fark, really)

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WilfSell · 06/05/2008 22:36

"Mary, who's a nurse, went to work..."

It is OK frauster...

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cali · 06/05/2008 22:35

whos, whoses, whos'?

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frauster · 06/05/2008 22:34

erm, whos, whoses, whos'. Am I right? Do I get a prize?

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