Cunning Linguists...

[Timbo]

...and apostrophe warriors. A slight blip in the bonce area has left me struggling with my own language. In the following title, is the apostrophe in the right place?

Restoring Royal Tudor
A Wooden Broad's Cruiser

 

[MauriceMynah]

No apostrophe needed. "Broads" is plural not possessive 

[MauriceMynah]

It does lead me to ask which of the following is grammatically correct?...

"The broads is a good holiday destination" or "The broads are a good holiday destination" 

[grendel]

I think that depends upon whether its the location or a group of young ladies?

[Vaughan]

11 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:

"The broads is a good holiday destination" or "The broads are a good holiday destination" 

I think that depends whether "it" is a National Park or not!   

[MauriceMynah]

The Norfolk Broads are beautiful

The Norfolk Broads is not a National Park

The Norfolk Broads is a collection of peat diggings and Rivers

The Norfolk Broads are peat diggings

The Norfolk Broads was never an estuary

 

You see my problem !!! 

[TheQ]

But is it or should it be a possessive apostrophy belonging to the Broads?

 I think It should, Broad's...

[Bound2Please]

On 4/28/2017 at 8:33 PM, MauriceMynah said:

It does lead me to ask which of the following is grammatically correct?...

"The broads is a good holiday destination" or "The broads are a good holiday destination" 

M M stop worry about gramma the spring is springing go get on the boat, and worry not about gramma till next winter time's

Charlie

[Polly]

I'd go for ' The Broads are ' and 'The Broads NP isn't ' myself. 

[MauriceMynah]

Sorry Charlie, worrying about grammar is something I does. All of the time I does it, never getting off of my soap box. My sister is the same and wouldn't of minded me saying so. I've gotten to terms with 'split infinitives' now being exceptable, but feel that apostrophe warrier's are still kneeded.