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Old October 07, 2010, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar View Post
I've found this sentence in a book. Is it normal two saxon genitives together?, or is it a mistake?Yes and no.

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Sometimes in speech you can leave out words, because language
is flexible. To express incredulousness you may say. Is it normal?
Two saxon genitives together?
In writing, and for the sake of clarity you may want to write the sentence in the following manner: Is it normal to have two Saxon genitives together?
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