One Apostrophe Here Or Two?

sandyRoe | 22:49 Thu 20th Mar 2014 | ChatterBank

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Cameron's child(')s nanny...

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naomi24

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Two.

22:49 Thu 20th Mar 2014

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sandyRoe

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the apostrophe is an invention of the devil

DTCwordfan

children's (children is already the plural form, so you can't have childrens)

Ellipsis

the nanny of the child of Cameron
=
Cameron's child's nanny

the nanny of the children of Cameron
=
Cameron's children's nanny

the nanny of the children of the Camerons
=
the Camerons' children's nanny

the nannies of the children of the Camerons
=
the Camerons' children's nannies

the nannies of the son of the Camerons
=
the Camerons' son's nannies

the nannies of the sons of the Camerons
=
the Camerons' sons' nannies

and vice versa, i.e.

Cameron's child's nanny
=
the nanny of the child of Cameron

Cameron's children's nanny
=
the nanny of the children of Cameron

the Camerons' children's nanny
=
the nanny of the children of the Camerons

the Camerons' children's nannies
=
the nannies of the children of the Camerons

the Camerons' son's nannies
=
the nannies of the son of the Camerons

the Camerons' sons' nannies
=
the nannies of the sons of the Camerons

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