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HD: Video History of the Possessive
 
Dave Wilton
Posted: 27 January 2013 04:54 AM   [ Ignore ]
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I have yet to check out the other language-related videos in the series.

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Posted: 27 January 2013 05:16 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Follows from this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6DlnQNDoHE

in which he indicates there will be a later video covering the use of apostrophes to form plurals.

EDIT: and this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf0-lNqzZT8

in which he rather glibly indicates that in the UK, Ireland, India, Australia, NZ, and RSA, no distinction is made between “which” and “that”. This is news to me.

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Faldage
Posted: 27 January 2013 05:29 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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He does the over-simplified that/ which thing.

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ElizaD
Posted: 27 January 2013 07:37 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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It disappointed me - it was over-simplified, condescending and I didn’t learn anything new.

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