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Saxon genitive #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:27 am   Saxon genitive
 

Hello,

Could anyone tell me if the following sentence requires the use of the Saxon Genitive please? Or is it incorrect?

It was on last Friday's Edinburgh Metro

Many thanks,

Esac
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Saxon genitive #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:34 am   Saxon genitive
 

If 'metro' refers to regular and frequent train or subway service, then the sentence is wrong, and it should read 'on the Edinburgh Metro last Friday'. If 'Edinburgh Metro' is the name of a specific train service that runs only once a day or once a week, then 'last Friday's Edinburgh Metro' is fine.
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Saxon genitive #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:14 am   Saxon genitive
 

Hi and thanks for your reply.

I am sorry I didn't provide enough context. 'Metro' is a free newspaper in Britain and the one I am talking about brings the news from Edinburgh. Would the genitive then work in that sentence?

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Saxon genitive #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:20 am   Saxon genitive
 

Yes.
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