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apostrophe

I'm really struggling with getting to grips with the rule. I get the possession - no problem.

But still struggling when it comes to plural and possession.

So - should an apostrophe be put in after the s on others here?

From becoming popstars, to styling each others' hair

Re: apostrophe

Feesallthat
I'm really struggling with getting to grips with the rule. I get the possession - no problem.

But still struggling when it comes to plural and possession.

So - should an apostrophe be put in after the s on others here?

From becoming popstars, to styling each others' hair


No, "other" is a singular noun when used this way. Compare:

(1) "They like each other".
(2) *"They like each others".
(3) "They like each other's hair".


As you can see, (2) is ungrammatical. That demonstrates that "each other" is a singular noun phrase, so the possessive -'s suffix must be used as shown in (3).


PaulM