| 单词 | possessive |
| 例句 | Apparently, the thinking goes, inanimate things aren’t as possessive as living ones. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him keep his possessive grip on my arm, guiding me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But really it was obvious they adored the sister-in-law-cousin who encouraged them in their small rebellions against their possessive only brother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You’re is short for you are; your is the possessive form. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As with it’s and its, remember that who’s is shorthand for who is, and unadorned whose is the possessive form. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I grew up on stories of holy men parting the river Bistrița, golems shaped from clay, and, of course, those possessive spirits called dybbukim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Native San Franciscans, possessive of the city, had to cope with an influx, not of awed respectful tourists but of raucous unsophisticated provincials. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s nothing wrong with using the possessive whose for inanimate objects. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All you need to make almost any word possessive is an apostrophe and the letter s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can the plural possessive express the feelings in your heart? If you don’t learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!!!” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z To create the possessive of something that’s normally in quotation marks—for example, the title of a poem, “The Raven”—you would have to put the apostrophe outside. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But until our language has a sex-neutral possessive that everyone can agree on, we’re stuck with his, her, or the clumsy compound his or her if we want to be correct. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the moment the girls become possessive, the moment each one imagines that Krishna is her partner alone, he vanishes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There are scores of other possessive puzzles: Are you a friend of Jake, or a friend ofJake’si Are you going to your aunt and uncle’s house, or to your aunt’s and uncle’s house? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Body language is no problem in the possessive. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I admit I was pretty happy the widow was hiding out inside when I discovered just why Mr. Bernoffski had been so possessive of his mower. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Not the same family,” I bit back, possessive all of a sudden. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That’s the only good reason I can think of for this next exception to the usual rules on possessives. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They go wrong when they assume that a word with an apostrophe must be a possessive, like Bertie’s aunt. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, both his hands were over me, not roughly, but in a dreadful, possessive way that I had never felt or imagined. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The eye slide of black women as they approached them on the street, and the possessive gentleness of their touch as they handled them. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He was more than possessive with his sons, claiming them as if they were parts of himself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even while he was screaming he wondered why he was suddenly so defensive—so possessive about his name. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it’s too clumsy to use a possessive with an ing word—for instance, when you’d have to make a whole string of words possessive, not just one. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Take the possessive of proper names ending in “s” - such as my own. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z It was more as if she had brought them up— perhaps through indifference or through laziness or even through some kind of possessive cruelty—with an imperfect sense of right and wrong. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Such as is more formal than like, but both are legitimate. possessive antecedents. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “It means, I never made any promises to Audrey. She got clingy and possessive.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I refer to the “double possessive”, which is evidently a perfecdy respectable grammatical construction, but simply jars with me, and perhaps always will. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Time is money, we say, and both are valuable, which may be why they’re sometimes expressed in a possessive way. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Their, the possessive form of they, is often used mistakenly for his or her, as in: No one in their right mind pays retail. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had renounced her possessive madness and was joyful to see him living, whatever he did. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, “possessive” is a semantic category, and the case indicated by the suffix’s and by pronouns like his and my needn’t have anything to do with possession. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Not that Pilate or Reba felt the possessive love for him that his mother did, but they had accepted him without question and with all the ease in the world. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Writers’ has a possessive sense: it implies that the workshop belongs to the writers who attend. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point you may be wondering: What’s with “genitive”? Isn’t that just what we were taught is the possessive? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah. We were friends. We hung out, all of us, together. But then Audrey got all possessive and weird.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z One way to make a noun possessive is to add s; another way is to put of in front of it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Why isn’t it, “a friend of the footballer”? Doesn’t the con-struction “of the” do away with the need for another possessive? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z For an acquisitive society, were awfully careless about possessives. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s how to use an apostrophe with . . . • possessives.To indicate ownership, add r to a singular noun or to a plural noun that does not end in s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Nolans walked into the front room on their first possessive tour of inspection, the piano was the only thing that Francie saw. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A high school teacher complained that it did, because the possessive phrase Toni Morrison’s cannot serve as the antecedent of the pronoun her. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It indicates a possessive in a singular noun: The boy’s hat The First Lord of the Admiralty’s rather smart front door This seems simple. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z The most obvious examples are iterated possessives such as my mother’s brother’s wife’s father’s cousin. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As long as there are haves and have-nots, there will be questions about possessives. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then let us check that we know the rules of what modern grammarians call “possessive determiners” and “possessive pronouns” - none of which requires an apostrophe. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z For many of us, this one is the Gordian knot of possessive puzzles. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s also customary to drop the final s when forming the possessives of ancient classical or biblical names that already end in s: Whose biceps were bigger, Hercules’ or Achilles’? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No one is singular, and the possessive that goes with it should be singular, too: No one in her right mind pays retail. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But when there’s obviously no possessive meaning, forget the apostrophe: You’ll never get into the honors program by hanging out in singles bars. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Katie, jealous and fiercely possessive even in death, turned sharply to look at the woman who dared weep for Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Also I’m very possessive about books and I don’t necessarily edit. Isaac Mizrahi: By the Book 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The first movie established that Bryan was divorced from Lenore and deeply possessive of Kim — so much so that paternal care approached felonious stalking. Taken 2: Liam Neeson Proves Age and Body Count Are Just Numbers 2012-10-05T14:00:18Z They are jealous, possessive, dismissive of and bored by each other, sometimes in the emotionally manipulative style associated with lovers. When anti-violence backfires 2012-06-02T15:00:00Z The focus here is on male dominance, which is reflected not only in the African sequences but in Dirie's green-card marriage to a possessive white janitor. 'Desert Flower': A harrowing tradition and a Somalian's journey to a new life 2011-03-31T20:37:06Z It’s another where we laugh at the way men resemble children — in this case, one who’s possessive and obsessive. The real Super Bowl babies: Big commercial moments paint men as infantile doofuses 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Interestingly, the Stones in Exile documentary does not even mention Parsons, whose closeness to Richards rattled the possessive Jagger. Exile on Main St 2010-04-24T23:05:00Z That’s what I do when my surname appears in print in the possessive with “the lone apostrophe,” as someone on Twitter called it. Mary Norris’s Thoughts on Pesky Possessives 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The couple decided early on “not to be possessive of each other.” The Life of Robert Stone, Who Captured American Energies in Intense, Foreboding Novels 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z They seemed suspicious of fame and possessive of an angular indie sound that, while impressively taut, carried little emotional weight. Foals on Holy Fire: 'We were inspired by voodoo' 2013-04-25T17:11:02Z The two immediately hit it off, but things get awkward when Tyara gets way too possessive over Theo and is upset that he dances with a different girl at a club. 'Real World Seattle: Bad Blood' recap: So. Much. Drama. 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Small wonder that Mr. Oliver; his sister, Helen; and Louise, the possessive and obsessive mother who shaped their world, tended to keep to themselves. Theater Review: ‘Helen & Edgar,’ Edgar Oliver’s Solo Show, at Theater 80 2012-10-12T22:43:25Z He was possessive and then dismissive, a trait he shared with his friend Rod Stewart. Elton John Puts Down in Words How Wonderful (and Weird) Life Has Been 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z There is a scene in the film in which a French man tells Murphy that he needs to loosen up about sex, that Americans are too repressed and possessive. The Director of the Year's Most Sexually Explicit Movie Is On a Quest to Redefine Love 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z All is well until the owner, her possessive, knife-wielding boyfriend in a chef’s hat, chases him out of the place. An Appraisal: Igniting a Revolution, Starting with ?Hound Dog? 2011-08-23T22:26:40Z And the professional developers, perhaps possessive about their stature, generally stopped releasing user-friendly tools for making games. Video Game Review: Allowing Players to Assume the Ultimate Role: Game Creators 2011-01-28T23:48:47Z It is precisely because Amanda and Elyot are so magnetically drawn to each other that they become so combative and possessive. Theater Review: Kim Cattrall Stars in ?Private Lives? - Review 2011-11-18T03:02:49Z For Ryan, the relationship was with a close friend who became too possessive. Disney Star Debby Ryan: 'Love Should Never Leave a Scar or a Bruise' 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Scott grows possessive and clingy as the two grow further apart. Off the rails: The mystery of “The Girl on the Train” is why it never gets on track 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The rules governing the use of the apostrophe in forming the possessive are simple. Comma Queen: Possessed 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z He becomes maddeningly possessive, balking at Miller’s quests for autonomy. Review | Lee Miller was more than Man Ray’s muse 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z That conditioned me to fall for the one man who would love me with a kind of possessive and obsessive quality to make me feel like he really cared and I really mattered. “What's wrong with being 57?”: Supermodel Paulina Porizkova questions the value of youth in beauty 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The possessive pronoun of "my soldier", embodies the tender valediction, the last moment of emotion. Poem of the week: Vigil Strange I Kept in the Field One Night by Walt Whitman 2012-08-06T11:26:00Z For one thing, we tend become possessive of our own mind’s eye’s visions of the characters from great works. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: When Page Meets Stage 2010-10-13T22:20:00Z That’s true despite the possessive adjective in the title, or the fact that the director, an artist, plays an artist, Ellie. Review: In ‘My Art,’ the Artist Laurie Simmons Plays an Artist 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Next he grows infatuated with an emotionally needy widow in her late 20s — until she proves smotheringly possessive. ‘The Same Old Story’ is anything but 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z DiMaggio, who was retired from Major League Baseball when he met Monroe, soon grew possessive of his wife and struggled with a marriage in which he felt overshadowed by Monroe's fame. The 6 most heartbreaking Marilyn Monroe moments from Netflix’s “The Unheard Tapes" documentary 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Set in Naples, the tale is a standard one of poor young lovers overcoming obstacles — not just a mama after money but also a possessive sea god in the underwater second act. One Work of Dance, Theater and More to Experience This Weekend 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z If he was only playing at being possessive I could confess now to a variety of lovers, making him extract the details very, very slowly while in this darkening garden I acted breathless and ashamed. The Engagement by Chloe Hooper – review 2013-01-25T20:00:02Z "I just won't let them be done. It's all right when they're a few years old but I'm madly possessive about the new stuff." Ayckbourn on keeping theatre alive 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z "They feel very close to Jane, and very possessive. And my message to them is, don't upset yourselves. Don't read it," she added. Spin-off, sequel or sell out? 2013-12-29T02:44:58Z Jones's first husband, Hunter, was gruff, possessive and like a "bodyguard," says Tiffany Weatherford-Jackson, one of Jones's closest friends from college. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z In “The Jealous Type,” a woman with a “wild curiosity” is praised for her ferociously possessive streak. New Story Collections Reconsider History and Upend Tradition 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z But has Josh’s possessive sexual interest in his underling held back her career? Perspective | Love-struck hero or creepy harasser? Suddenly we’re seeing our favorite rom-coms in a new light. 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z That's the problem with following rules – such as the rule that possessives are distinguished from plurals by an apostrophe – sometimes they don't apply. Grammar rules everyone should follow 2013-05-09T13:56:00Z Californians like myself are possessive of them because they are ours — both coast redwoods and giant sequoias are only found from Central California up to southern Oregon. The Quiet Strength of an Old-Growth Forest 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z I first staged the play – a black comedy about a 40-year-old daughter trying to escape her possessive mother – this time last year. Play it again: staging a production one year on 2011-07-26T14:23:41Z Then it dropped a bombshell: “We are considering changing to use ’s when making a name that ends in S possessive: Mavis Staples’s album, Martha Reeves’s concert.” Mary Norris’s Thoughts on Pesky Possessives 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z It needn't involve desire; it's less possessive than it is appreciative. Pecs v performance: the flaws of attraction in theatre 2010-09-22T15:36:00Z Her voice reaches an ethereal plane during the chorus, a vow of undying fidelity set in the possessive tense: “Now I’m all yours,” followed shortly by its natural complement, “And you’re all mine.” Critics? Choice: New CD?s by Christina Aguilera and Lil Jon 2010-06-06T22:04:00Z But I know how to eat, I said, possessive of the way that I had learned already while also enjoying the fanciness. The mothering class 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z The last would put the comedian on the same level as, say, Arthur Miller or Harvey Fierstein, whose official Broadway titles now get intelligence-insulting fancy possessives: “Arthur Miller’s The Crucible,” “Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song.” So, You’re Going to Call Your Play _____? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z In the end, the possessive apostrophe “S” following a sibilant is a matter of personal preference and professional judgment. Mary Norris’s Thoughts on Pesky Possessives 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Her portrait of the complex Mr. Scull — possessive, brash, mercurial, generous and brutal — is especially engaging. Art Review: At Acquavella, Art From Robert and Ethel Scull?s Collection 2010-04-15T21:53:00Z In case you missed it, "its" is the possessive and "it's" is for "it is." Weird Al's 'Word Crimes' and the fuzzy line between 'its' and 'it's' 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Am I behaving in an overly possessive, sexist way here? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A boyfriend avoids mentioning plans to travel with single female friend 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z For romances to work, the heroine should initially be involved with a possessive creep, a catatonic Wasp, a perfectly harmless fellow she's been dating for years, or Mr Wrong. Joe Queenan's guide to romance cliches 2010-10-16T11:00:00Z I’m the opposite of being possessive about a piece. Philip Glass and Beck Discuss Collaborating on ‘Rework’ 2012-10-07T07:23:02Z He was possessive, needy, affectionate and violent; an extremely intelligent and humanlike animal, but still an animal. Pick of the week: The chimp they tried to turn human 2011-07-08T01:01:00Z While Skyler is far from the only widely disliked character on television – possessive, patronising Ross from Friends? Skyler White: the underdog who set the template for TV's antiheroine 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z “I felt possessive of it — that it belongs to me, and it was my baby to help raise.” Goodbye, Hades. Hello, Scotland. Amber Gray Parts With Persephone. 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z We have thrillers for you this week, from S. A. Cosby’s revenge novel “Razorblade Tears” to Christine Mangan’s fevered “Palace of the Drowned,” about the intense and possessive friendship between two women. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z There are echoes of other pitching greats in Lincecum’s delivery, but his father directed the design and assembly of its component parts and is fiercely possessive of it. T Magazine: Little Big Man 2011-03-11T18:01:47Z One of the butts of it is Madam Ford’s extravagantly possessive husband, portrayed by the sublime Gbenga Akinnagbe, who is allowed some rewarding runway here for his comic range. Review | Shakespeare returns to Central Park with a ‘Merry Wives’ that lives up to its title 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z That only plays into the hands of someone possessive. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Build the wall? But we’re family! 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The worst thing about the footballing Napoleon complex is that it's so possessive of a game that shouldn't, and ultimately can't, be possessed. Andy Gray and Richard Keys have finally met their Waterloo. I'm glad 2011-01-30T00:06:24Z I never felt possessive, just curious and happy to be in his company. What Sleeping With Married Men Taught Me About Infidelity 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z And his possessive hold over the orchestra has sometimes made it difficult for fellow conductors to find their way to the Met. James Levine’s Accomplishment at the Met 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z As Andy grows possessive and aggressive, the movie becomes more tiresome and predictable. ‘Rent-A-Pal’ Review: You Don’t Want to Borrow This VHS Tape 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Lang’s composition, adding cello, viola and percussion, is a kind of analysis of the biblical text, pulling phrases that begin with possessive pronouns. Review: In Pam Tanowitz’s ‘Song of Songs’ the Beloved Is Beauty 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The sense of possessive joy in discovering gold at the end of some remote Venetian labyrinth is a galvanising spur at the biennale – this year more than ever, given the disappointingly weak official pavilions. 55th Venice Biennale – review 2013-06-01T23:05:00Z The Weeknd’s falsetto belies the nature of lyrics like “You’re in my world now, you can stay,” an invitation that’s more possessive than hospitable on “House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls.” The Weeknd’s decade of dystopia 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z A tigress in bed, the passionate and possessive Esther sometimes bites Julien’s mouth, as if signaling to attentive eyes — Delphine’s, for example — that he belongs to her. Sex and Death at Cannes 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Dutton belongs to the landscape, and the relationship, as depicted by the series’ creator, Taylor Sheridan, is mutually possessive. “Yellowstone,” Reviewed: Kevin Costner Rasps an Ode to Cowboy Toughness 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Is your boyfriend trying to encourage a possessive reaction from you? Ask Amy: Is her guy hanging with the girls because he’s bored? 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But when the channel asked viewers to call in with advice for the abused wife, Mr. Thakur was taken aback that almost half urged her to stay with her wealthy, handsome, if violently possessive husband. Indian Soap Operas, Ruled by Mothers-in-Law 2012-12-25T22:38:41Z Elegio is unable to be empathic, and he is so selfish and possessive. “Men and women see that relationships are not working out the way they used to”: Verónica Echegui stars in “You’re Killing Me Susana” 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And, even on release, Mike finds himself relentlessly pursued: first by a possessive Irishwoman and then, more malevolently, by a cop who seeks to frame him. Olly's Prison 2010-09-19T21:30:00Z Whether it’s because the staff is so friendly or because the beach houses soon start to feel like home, island guests become a little possessive about the place. Next Stop: Nikoi Island Offers Splendid Isolation 2010-04-29T21:58:00Z The film portrayed Ike as violent and possessive, and his reputation never recovered. 'It made my children cry': when real-life figures hate their biopics 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Deeply possessive of the characters Ms. Clare has created, the fans can turn on her for plot directions they don’t approve of, or for the ways in which the television show diverges from the books. Cassandra Clare Created a Fantasy Realm and Aims to Maintain Her Rule 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Watching it gives viewers a protective, possessive feeling about Mason. REVIEW: Richard Linklater's Boyhood Is a Thrilling Epic of Ordinary Life 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z I am not possessive about our national fantasy of a tranquil foundation free of the scourge of genocide and slavery. How not to cook a Thanksgiving turkey 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z At the same time, Krystal also must find a way around the sexism endemic to the FAM system; my earlier usage of the gendered pronouns, and possessives him and his, was not on accident. "On Becoming a God in Central Florida" exposes unfettered capitalism as a rigged and failing game 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Bieber was “very overprotective and possessive of me,” recalled Poo Bear, who was not being paid up front for those early studio sessions. Poo Bear, Speaking Softly and Carrying a Bieber Comeback 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z It pays tribute to Halpert’s sometimes overly possessive love of her artists and the love many of them felt, intermittently, in return. A Forgotten Pioneer’s Art World Is Resurrected at the Jewish Museum 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z In truth, he was “very possessive and very, very moody”. Britt Ekland: 'I was put through emotional and psychological warfare' 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z But over the past month, a ferocious battle has been going on over in the UK, with nothing short of the fate of the possessive mark at stake. Not without our apostrophes! 2013-03-29T19:50:00Z Easygoing, handsome and beguilingly boyish, with doe-like eyes, he unsurprisingly has countless, often possessive female fans. Michael B. Jordan Gives Millennials Their ‘Rocky’ With ‘Creed’ 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Hemans tries to register his growing desperation, but that final plea seems marred by the possessive pronoun. Poem of the week: Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans 2011-07-25T10:59:41Z Denying the charge, Collins claimed Larke was obsessive, jealous and possessive and would send him a "barrage" of text messages wanting to know where he was and who he was with. Justin Lee Collins found guilty of harassing former partner 2012-10-09T13:36:17Z The series ups that ante to make him a possessive domestic abuser. Changing "Interview with the Vampire" made it more alluring while staying true to its spirit 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Nim is adorable, playful, stubborn, vulnerable and possessive – just like a child – but that's nothing compared to the humans who prance around him. Project Nim: we are the real chumps in this chimp's story 2011-01-21T11:00:10Z Haddish married the man she identifies in her book only as fat and ugly but he turned out to be unhealthily possessive and violently jealous. Tiffany Haddish: on Girls Trip, saving the Hollywood comedy and the Dickensian horror of her life story 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z This thriller is ambitious, contemplating the sinister and possessive grip of religious fanaticism; the dangers of capitalist greed; the reverberations of Oedipal desire; familial trauma and abuse, among other themes. ‘Luzifer’ Review: Finding the Devil in Everything 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z How does one learn to not be possessive, insecure and jealous? A visit to Monogamish Country 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z There’s not more of a possessive or obsessive word in the English vocabulary. The Song Is You … for the Rest of Your Life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Of course, many annoying elements of English, like the fact that it’s is not a possessive or that their, they’re and there are different, need to be explicitly taught. Rue the rules 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z “The vision of Constant that people should change in more nomadic and less possessive lifestyles, in the sense they don’t need their own houses, cars, books etc., is happening now,” she wrote in an email. Exploring the Transition in Constant's Work 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Every seat in the house was $7.50, a season-opening special signaling that American Modern Dance is for everybody — even if, according to the possessive construction of the company’s title, it belongs to Mr. Taylor. Review: Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance Opens Its Season 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Crichton generously lent works from his collection for exhibitions but was possessive about "Flag" because of his close friendship with Johns, said Brett Gorvy, deputy chairman of Christie's Americas. 'Flag' auction could set record for Jasper Johns work 2010-05-11T18:05:00Z Crane immediately recognizes the fabric that Abbie tears from her attacker and fesses up about a jealous and possessive former flame. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Weep No More, My Lady 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Adorable little Nim was taken into this woman's bohemian New York family, and instantly became clingingly possessive with her and nakedly aggressive to her poor bewildered new husband, getting in between them. Project Nim ? review 2011-08-11T21:09:00Z As the protagonist’s possessive lover, his impassioned performance is perfect for the melodrama at play. Antonio Banderas: five best moments 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z There's real love and affection here, but it's jealously possessive in the manner of that between the elderly movie star and the two-bit writer in Sunset Boulevard. Behind the Candelabra – review 2013-06-08T23:07:01Z "Grace was possessive. When they lived together, Marguerite didn't travel as much, and she didn't have the opportunity to speak French," Barrault said. French actress Marie-Christine Barrault portrays literary lioness Marguerite Yourcenar in 'Les Yeux Ouverts' 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z With a nod to that concept, this production casts a tenor, Daniel T. Curran, who plays Arnalta as a possessive, all-purpose personal secretary to Poppea in a sensible dress and high heels. Music Review: Bad Guys Singing Of Love And Power 2010-11-19T05:30:00Z But ‘you’re’ is short for ‘you are,’ and ‘your’ is a possessive pronoun — like ‘my’ or ‘his.’ Social Q?s: When Friends Drift 2011-08-10T01:36:44Z As an overly possessive pater, he creepily half-jokes: “Kids don’t need freedom, they need duct tape,” then mimes binding his legs together tightly. Paging “Dr. Ken”: A TV show that should be one small step forward for Asian-Americans feels like two giant steps back 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “I think she was like all mothers — a bit possessive. I’m the only child. But I’d be abnormal, I would be nothing without that bond or that connection.” Anthony Hopkins is welcoming old age by embracing his inner child 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Strunk and White kept it simple: form the possessive of singular nouns by adding an apostrophe plus “S.” Mary Norris’s Thoughts on Pesky Possessives 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z As time passed, Bernie noticed that Aunt Marge was becoming more and more possessive. How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze . . . 2012-04-14T20:06:48Z "Not many places in the world respond as we do, in such a possessive way," said Don. Monty Don calls on Hay festival audience to fight for their back yard 2010-06-01T11:43:00Z I fixate on these relationships and I feel insecure and possessive of her, even though rationally I know there’s is nothing wrong with her having dated other people. My Girlfriend Is Perfect Except for Everyone She Dated and I Obsessively Think About Them Hourly 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z I use possessive pronouns for people all the time: I am Ivy’s mother, and she is my daughter. Modern Love: Labels of Married Life, in a New Light — Modern Love 2013-01-18T19:53:01Z It's the sort of festival people get possessive about. The best festivals for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:09Z Her passion and apparent livelihood, though, are the wild bees she tends — keeping is too possessive — with hand flaps, vocalizations and deep respect. 11 Movies You Need to See at New Directors/New Films 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Guard looked not like protecting sentinels, but possessive custodians. Perspective | The dystopian Lincoln Memorial photo raises a grim question: Will they protect us, or will they shoot us? 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Why not the word “love”? Morrie replies that “to me, love is possessive; it’s controlling and demanding. The word that I would rather use instead is ‘caring’. The 100-year-old couple – still married, still going strong 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z People were invited to weigh in, and Twitter was possessed with the possessive—or at least with the “S” following the apostrophe to form the possessive of a noun ending in a sibilant. Mary Norris’s Thoughts on Pesky Possessives 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z At the end of the day, no one wants to date some crazy, possessive person who is controlling and monitoring his or her every online move. 8 ways to have a relationship in the digital age without going insane 2014-04-24T12:00:00Z And Zajick supervises it with maternal — though not, she stresses, possessive — pride. Mezzo Dolora Zajick possesses enthusiasm as big as her voice 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Or she’s more private about and possessive of her past than you are. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Dear me! He learns his wife kept her old boyfriends’ love letters. 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Neanderthal masculine possessive instincts alienate McClane from Holly initially, but those very same plain-guy atavistic impulses are what wow her, and everybody else as the film goes on. We don't need a Die Hard 'origin' story 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Everyone feels possessive and sentimental about the houses they occupy, even summer rentals. ‘To the New Owners,’ About a Summer Place (Too) Well Loved 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z It is even more impressive that Enyedi, who wrote as well as directed, uses the possessive “my” to spin a fable regarding the origins of modern times — epitomized by the motion picture. Twin Girls, Born in Budapest, Navigate Modern Times 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z In many ways, Mrs Bates is the blueprint for many a horror mother to come: domineering, possessive, jealous, homicidal and dead. Mothers of invention: why Hollywood always returns to mum-horror 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The New York Times’ critic described it as a movie he feels possessive about, confessing that he wanted to “keep it a secret because it feels like a private discovery”. Joanna Hogg and Honor Swinton Byrne: ‘We should tell whatever stories we like’ 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z But their fame sometimes seems to sit uneasily – though it is difficult to tell whether the discomfort radiates from the band themselves or from their devoted and possessive fans. Love, Belle and Sebastian-style: Laura Barton interviews the indie heroes 2010-09-30T21:45:00Z The demonic energy and heroic mien we associate with the Beethoven of legend was present and possessive. Music Review: Orchestre R?volutionnaire et Romantique at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-17T23:16:29Z But, she continued, “It was the logical conclusion between possessive person and delicious little dumpling.” The Creator of ‘Bao’ on That Twist: ‘Part of Me Wanted to Shock Audiences’ 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z “I think I was very possessive with lines in my script before,” Triet says. A marital murder mystery written by a real-life couple? They didn't kill each other 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z You sometimes hear of authors who are, with good reason, very protective and possessive of the work that they’ve created. Bonnie Garmus wrote ‘Lessons in Chemistry.’ She learned the formula for TV would bring changes 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z That adds yet another personal, possessive dimension to the movie’s title. Review: The superb documentary ‘Our Body’ puts women’s healthcare under a microscope 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z It is what American Studies scholar George Lipsitz has compellingly described as "the possessive investment in whiteness." Who will entitled white people blame now? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z One of the dancers, who uses the stage name Reagan, said she was fired after complaining that a customer was becoming possessive and criticizing the club for not requiring customers to leave at closing time. Strippers and California Club Reach Accord on Union After Long Fight 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z As for our local businesses, drop the possessive “S.” Seattle’s ‘unspoken’ rules: No umbrellas, no honking and more 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z More than a dozen states officially use the singular possessive, “President’s,” including Arizona, Colorado, Oregon and Wyoming. How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z On the subject of possessive apostrophes, our stylebook stipulates: “Use ‘s to form the possessive of singular nouns, proper names and nicknames ending in a sounded s: Lucas’s new movie, the boss’s secretary …” Perspective | I am obsessed with exploring the possessive apostrophe in ‘Bojangles’ 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Harpster is at once fiercely proud of his program and at the same time possessive of the data behind it. They called 911 — but cops and prosecutors decided they were lying 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z He was possessive, Olvera said, and she began seeing changes in her sister. Femicides in Mexico: Little progress on longstanding issue 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Instead, the less possessive attitude about Shakespeare he’s encountered on these shores bolstered his instinct to try something different. Shakespeare meets ‘Broadcast News’ in a very D.C. staging of ‘Much Ado’ 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The New York Times uses a plural possessive, “Presidents’,” noting in a stylebook entry that “the name reflects the decision by some states to use the holiday to honor both Washington and Lincoln.” How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Still, I think it’s fun to say, whether it’s possessive or plural: Bojangleses. Perspective | I am obsessed with exploring the possessive apostrophe in ‘Bojangles’ 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Reagan was fired from Star Garden in late February after she raised concerns about a customer’s possessive behavior that made her feel unsafe to the bartender working that night. Strippers at North Hollywood bar win approval for unionization vote 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Dwan, who had opened her eponymous gallery two years before, had gotten used to this behavior from local artists, who were possessive of their small art scene. Virginia Dwan, influential L.A. gallerist and risk-taking arts patron, dies 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Lastly, possessive pronouns pronouns show ownership and are written in the possessive case. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Another was fired after she argued with a bartender who dismissed concerns she raised concerns about a customer’s possessive behavior that made her feel unsafe. Strippers have a new tactic in a North Hollywood labor fight. Organizing with an actors union 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The more Habany grew possessive of her, the more she grew indifferent. Who Killed Tair Rada? Inside Israel’s True Crime Obsession 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “The song was sort of the impetus to that idea,” Hannah says, “because it’s a very haunting cover of the song. It’s a duet, and it’s very possessive, and it spoke to me.” How creating a playlist kickstarted the writing of 'The Girl From Plainville' 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The mother told a grand jury that she and her two children moved into Toseland’s home two months later, that Toseland became possessive and controlling, and that she last saw the boy in December. Vegas man pleads not guilty in boy’s body in freezer case 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Some common features include the absence of third-person singular and possessive pronouns and the use of double negatives. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Judge Rhys Rowland said the killer had been "controlling and possessive" and had told friends that if he could not have Jade, then nobody could. Jade Ward murder: Family urge ban on killer raising her children 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Documents show the women had reported the party official for "inappropriate" and "possessive" behaviour. Labour staff 'gagged' over sexual harassment claims 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Walker said that Bucky, who is otherwise calm, had become possessive about her when other dogs tried to say hello. Yes, your pets can also put on pandemic pounds 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z That possessive nationalist rhetoric clashes, however, with increasing numbers of Chinese athletes who consider themselves members of a global sporting community. China’s new Olympic stars are affluent, chill and in it for the thrill 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But, she said, he quickly became "very possessive and jealous". Daniel Igbinedion: Rugby league player jailed for abusing former girlfriend 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Jurors were told Bennett was "jealous and possessive" and had researched the "best way to get revenge on a woman" before the attack. Kerry Woolley murder: Killer jailed alongside accomplice mum 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z In them, Ms Murray complained the man was acting "overbearing and possessive" and had been pressuring her to go for drinks with him. Labour staff 'gagged' over sexual harassment claims 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Ian Bennett, 38, who denies murder, was "possessive", the Crown said. Murder accused Ian Bennett filmed dumping evidence, court told 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z "He would come over and do the boyfriend thing, put his arm around her, give her a kiss, very possessive," he said. Brian Laundrie’s former co-worker remembers him as ‘chameleon’ and ‘weirdo’ who sometimes lost temper 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z He remembered telling his psychologist, Diana, “I don’t want to be a jealous boyfriend or man, I don’t want to be controlling, I don’t want to be possessive. What do I do?” Hello? This Is Colombia’s Antimachismo Hotline. 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z First, Mr. Loeb introduced “Our Colonel Stafford Warren” — his use of the possessive pronoun evoking a sense of trust — as the bomb project’s “Chief Medical Officer.” The Black Reporter Who Exposed a Lie About the Atom Bomb 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z According to Alexander’s friends, Arias stalked him after their breakup, becoming possessive and jealous. Jodi Arias’ former cellmate says convicted murderer is ‘a flirt’ with ‘a lot of hate’: doc 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z At Archipelago, also in D.C., a half banana was peeled into an octopus, draped like a possessive Kraken over your cocktail. Perspective | How to garnish cocktails, now that you’re clinking glasses with friends again 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z But female characters are also portrayed somewhat stereotypically: obsessed and gossipy, conniving and mean, and jealous and possessive. What to watch with your kids: ‘The Water Man,’ ‘Finding You’ and more 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z For a long time, the league expended too much energy on fitting in, hoping to make an appeal to some staunch and possessive male gatekeepers, thinking they were the tastemakers. Perspective | The WNBA once worried about survival. Now it has a bolder vision. 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Richards’s death — even some copy editors might disagree on the preferred possessive form of his surname, whether “Richards’s” or “Richards’ ” — was previously reported in publications including the Boston Standard and the Lincolnite of Lincolnshire. John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z “I was very possessive. I kept trying to get him to go to lunch and go out with me after work. I can’t believe how aggressive I was. . . . He said he would never get married.” Perspective | I spent years obsessed with ‘Helen,’ my father’s girlfriend and mother’s rival 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Pinter played Ms. Pagett’s possessive husband, two years after directing her when she played Helen of Troy in a National Theatre production of “The Trojan War Will Not Take Place.” Nicola Pagett, British stage and screen actress in ‘Upstairs, Downstairs,’ dies at 75 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z It soon becomes clear that Rob has a darker, possessive side. Movies on TV this week: 'Lust for Life'; 'Platoon' and more 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The two dated on and off beginning in April last year, and Hawk said O’Leary was “extremely possessive right away.” A woman lost her life, and a repeat abuser is behind bars 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Alexander’s friends said she stalked her ex after the breakup and became possessive. Jodi Arias appeared ‘friendly’ after Travis Alexander’s brutal murder, expressed remorse for his death: doc 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z "It was exciting and fun, but sometimes I felt jealous. Lots of people did. People were very possessive of him. People wanted to claim him, but he was unclaimable." Jim Haynes: A man who invited the world over for dinner 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Dr Pierce described him as a "jealous, possessive and controlling man". Christmas murder in 1909 reunites long lost family 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z The newspaper quotes distressing testimony in which she describes how LaBeouf lavished her with "over-the-top displays of affection" in the early days of their relationship, but quickly became possessive, jealous, critical and violent. FKA twigs sues ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf over alleged abuse 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z I was struck by the possessive rage that underlaid this message. I’m a Muslim and Arab American. Will I Ever Be an Equal Citizen? 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The “being” in “being with my students” is a gerund and gets the possessive pronoun “my.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A thousand words but no picture (until now) 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Every day, a little girl speaks to a beautiful flower on her way to school, telling it how much she loves it, until the possessive gardener sends her away. Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z The possessive pronoun always jarred with the spirit of civ-mil rectitude, even before it became evident how literally Trump interpreted it. Why Trump loves the US military – but it doesn't love him back 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z A quirky, overly possessive single woman is unsure how to cope with her young son’s sudden independent streak. Movies on TV this week, June 7: Mary Poppins; Finding Nemo 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z "Sometimes groups or industries would purposely use the possessive plural spelling 'Mothers' Day' in order to get around Anna's copyright claims," says Antolini. The woman who created Mother's Day - and regretted it 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z But as Dawes becomes more possessive of his discovery, Vargas yearns for a lover and a way to escape. 10 best old Hollywood films to stream in May 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z She said she then rushed into a marriage with Bill Sankey, a businessman who was disturbingly possessive and who, without her knowledge, drained her bank account. Honor Blackman, actress who played Pussy Galore in ‘Goldfinger,’ dies at 94 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z First off, nice possessive before a gerund, Jordan! Spieth dominates, Tiger stumbles and Crenshaw says goodbye: The 2012 Masters Rewatch - Golf Digest 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “My husband asked me part way through it all, like, ‘Are you feeling possessive of it?’ Hollywood changed 'Little Fires Everywhere.' That's exactly what its author wanted 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Another time, Matthews seemed to make a possessive comment about Bassett and the purpose of her makeup. Ex-MSNBC guest rips 'irresponsible' network, claims Chris Matthews' 'sexism' undermined her performance 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z As I continue to read and think my way through Palme’s life, my sense of kinship becomes possessive. John le Carré on Brexit: ‘It’s breaking my heart’ 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z We therefore end up with “the dogs bark” and “the dog’s bark”, where the apostrophe denotes the missing letter e that was once part of the possessive “es” in Old English. The pedants’ pedant: why the Apostrophe Protection Society has closed in disgust 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z In more than 30% of the cases, the perpetrators described themselves as jealous and possessive. 'Life should mean life': Italian activists call for tougher femicide laws 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z TI and Harris have not commented since the podcast was released, though Harris has liked tweets condemning her father, including one that described his behaviour as “disgusting, possessive and controlling”. Outrage as US rapper TI says he has daughter's hymen checked annually 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The council reported at least 153 cases of “possessive invasions, illegal exploitation of natural resources of damage to heritage” on indigenous lands in the first nine months of 2019. Invasions of Brazilian indigenous land rise under Bolsonaro 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z “So when a president uses a personal possessive pronoun, that communicates intimacy, and sometimes that can be effective.” From ‘my generals’ to ‘my Kevin,’ Trump’s preferred possessive can be a sign of affection or control 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Mid Devon district council followed Birmingham’s example by removing possessive apostrophes from its street signs in 2013. The pedants’ pedant: why the Apostrophe Protection Society has closed in disgust 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Wu’s presence onscreen—impetuous, possessive, pugilistic, winsome—quickly made her character the axle around which the other family members rotate. Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z “Not ‘their,’ which is the possessive form of ‘they.’ Trump’s Twitter War on Spelling 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Given that numpire and those other words were nouns, they often found themselves next to an indefinite article – a or an – or the first-person possessive pronoun, mine. Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English language 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “I read anytime President Trump starts a statement with ‘my’ that it’s completely in the possessive, and it’s about ownership, and it’s about control.” From ‘my generals’ to ‘my Kevin,’ Trump’s preferred possessive can be a sign of affection or control 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Look, the English language somehow uses the same letter – s – for both its possessive and plural inflections. The pedants’ pedant: why the Apostrophe Protection Society has closed in disgust 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z A downtrodden divorced man becomes locked in a battle of wills with his new lover’s possessive son. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z We can counterpoise that to the pediatric possessive: “You’re going to take your bath,” “It’s time for your nap.” Can We Live Longer but Stay Younger? 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Her Chinese husband was possessive and refused to let her leave the house. Pakistani Christian girls targeted by Chinese as brides 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Satterberg’s use of the possessive pronoun “our” showed a level of caring and connection that impressed Wheeler, especially given the racial context. Diversion programs for young offenders point us in a new direction in the pursuit of justice 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Although sometimes a word is both plural and possessive, or it already ends in an s. The pedants’ pedant: why the Apostrophe Protection Society has closed in disgust 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Over time, Mr. Fitter said, the priest “got more possessive and things got weirder.” Former New Jersey Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse Found Shot to Death 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z But again, Congress is rather possessive of its role in appropriating money, and it doesn’t leave a lot just floating around at federal agencies. Can Democrats prevent Trump from using his executive power to build a wall? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z It was like watching your kid act Shakespeare, if your kid were a young Olivier—objective appreciation spiked by possessive love. The Trade of Kristaps Porzingis and the Virtues of Being a Fan 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Mr Lewis said Kerrell was "violent, jealous and possessive" in the relationship. Man killed wife while kids were in house 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Her second, a Libyan, was possessive and full of rage and eventually beat her 2-year-old daughter to death. Murad’s story is one of unbelievable bravery and survival. It’s also one of thousands. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z In setting out the murder charge, the prosecution painted a picture of a possessive – or possessed – wife. 'I miss him so much': why did a devoted wife kill the man she loved? 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Yes, Congress is responsible for deciding how your tax dollars are spent, and they are quite possessive of that power. Can Democrats prevent Trump from using his executive power to build a wall? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Because, apart from the possessive pronoun my, it consists wholly of verbs or verb forms. How to write the perfect sentence 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z At the same time, Crump is fiercely possessive of Disneyland’s ideals and believes strongly in the theme park as a place of living art. A beatnik in the Magic Kingdom: The wacky and colorful mind of Rolly Crump 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Hundreds of islanders gathered in black tie for the launch, and they "absolutely lapped it up," said Newell -- a relief to the director, who knew the locals "felt very possessive of the story." The remote island you're going to want to visit after watching 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Other times, viewers can cross a line and become possessive or entitled toward the women they watch on Twitch. For women on Twitch, disclosing their relationship status is a minefield 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z In sentencing, the court was told how Ms Catherall described him as a "nice man, but possessive". Murder review attacks silent 999 'myth' 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The Internet has a possessive imperative—you want to grab what you see before it disappears—and many “SKAM” posters had aligned themselves with particular characters, as if choosing sides in a football game. “SKAM,” the Radical Teen Drama That Unfolds One Post at a Time 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z This is to say that fandom and spectatorship, of late, have grown darkly possessive as the country has become violently divided. Who Gets to Decide What Belongs in the ‘Canon’? 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Some advisers are possessive, and some trainees are worried about overstepping, imposing or causing offence. Health tips for research groups 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z In fact, she is wont to act maternal — some would say possessive — when it comes to the comics who work her club. Send in the Clowns : The Comedy Store keeps the laughs coming as it celebrates its 20th birthday with some of the comedians who got their start there 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But it also returns us to the themes of "Vertigo" itself, the greatest movie ever made about the intensely possessive relationship between the observer and the observed. Guy Maddin's 'The Green Fog' is an ingenious found-footage homage to 'Vertigo' 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Experts quoted by the presiding judge described him as "possessive" and "jealous", French news website Le Point reports. Mother jailed in France over baby deaths 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z When several parties are involved, each jealously possessive of the author, things get trickier. Up in smoke: should an author's dying wishes be obeyed? 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Really, though, Hyde's cartoon-villain resurgence may pose less of a threat to the Greys' happiness than Christian himself, who becomes even more impossibly possessive than usual. Christian and Anastasia tie the knot in the sublimely ridiculous 'Fifty Shades Freed' 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z RR was at turns weirdly flattering — "I got you at your ripest," he told her — and intensely possessive. In 'Brave,' Rose McGowan finally tells her whole story 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Her performance as a pathologically possessive woman resulted in the only Academy Award nomination of her long career. Calendar Letters: Jerry Van Dyke was made for laughs – LA Times 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z I’ve also met people who are more possessive about their science and not willing to share their research wisdom, data or code. Should we steer clear of the winner-takes-all approach? 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z When exposed to E2D, the wolves licked their lips and became possessive of the log as if it were a fresh kill. Why the Scent of Blood Lures Wolves But Repels People 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “Trademarks must never be used in possessive form,” the list continues, so you should not write “Photoshop’s new features are impressive.” Why companies don’t want you to take their brand names in vain 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z He asked if anyone felt they were out of control over anything, and one person mentioned their phone use, another how possessive they were about their friends, another how they behaved when dating. Russell Brand: ‘I was a needy person. I'm less mad now’ 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s just my high-falutin English degree talking here, but I’m pretty sure “Chiefs Kingdom” should be a plural possessive, “Chiefs’ Kingdom”. Ranking every 2017 Bud Light NFL team can - Golf Digest 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z But neither role required as much as what Skarsgard brought to the possessive, ashamed domestic abuser in “Big Little Lies.” Emmy predictions: Voters' toughest choice this year comes down to 'Feud' versus 'Big Little Lies' 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Learn how to use the possessive correctly as in most good writer’s work. So you want to be a writer? Essential tips for aspiring novelists 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Popular evolutionary psychology holds that jealousy is innate, a biological imperative that evolved to guarantee watchful, possessive males some certainty of their offspring’s paternity. Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage? 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z He said Anderson seemed “a bit different” at first, but later revealed himself to be “paranoid and possessive.” ‘He heard people yelling, ‘No, don’t!’’: Inside the murder-suicide in a San Bernardino classroom 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “You can’t look at this event always from a possessive standpoint and say, ‘I’m an American and I need the most, I’m a Canadian I need the most, I’m a Mexican I need the most.’ U.S., Mexico and Canada formally announce joint bid for 2026 World Cup 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Anderson, he said, seemed “a bit different” at first, but later revealed himself to be “paranoid and possessive.” Teacher, 8-year-old student killed after husband opens fire in San Bernardino classroom, officials say 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Jealous and possessive, Mr. Hughes accused his wife of dressing indecently, made her take off her blouse and slacks and tore her clothes to pieces. Francine Hughes Wilson, Domestic Violence Victim Who Took Action, Dies at 69 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z A devotee of tennis, he’s muscular and trim; he can give the appearance, when you stand next to him, of leaning over you in a slightly possessive manner. Financiers Fight Over the American Dream 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Li’s mother features prominently in the book, as a woman in equal measure callous and vulnerable; her daughter describes her love as “wrathful and possessive”. Yiyun Li: ‘I used to say that I was not an autobiographical writer – that was a lie’ 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Do residents of other areas with a large Vietnamese population feel so possessive about the dish? Make your own pho at home 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Maybe those devices will be his, in every sense of the possessive, soon. Pharrell’s ever-expandıng unıverse 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Drivers in the through lane get very possessive about their space when there’s no sign or police officer telling them to back off and let the other car in. Drivers debate strategy for a less-than-perfect world 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z His neighbors are by turns possessive, proud, anxious and wistful. Sessions, Trump, Dylann Roof: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z And yet, “For some reason, being precise, finding a simple possessive phrase that covered my situation, was very important.” 2016 – a year of celebrating women writers 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Sometimes, in anger or rebellion, I had felt that it was at best a frustration and at worst a misfortune to be the son of such a possessive and sharply gifted teacher. Lessons from My Mother 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The incident took place as reports of women killed by possessive husbands and boyfriends were mounting on the local media: At least three cases made headlines here in October alone. Italy’s views on violence against women are finally changing 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Many of the candidates spoke about women in possessive terms. What Politicians’ Reactions to the Trump Video Reveal About Sexism 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In their never-quite-fully-enlightened way, Republican leaders across the country invoked the dignity of their wives and daughters with lots of possessive pronouns. Filthy! Farcical! Furious! From ‘Access Hollywood’ to SNL to the debate, three days of must-see campaign craziness. 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say Grzeslo was possessive and jealous of his girlfriend’s friendships. Man whose dying girlfriend wrote initials in blood sentenced 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But it's also compelling, as she navigates her already-knotty relationships with the resentful male staff at her video game company, her possessive lovers and mysterious new friends, and various other people in her life. TIFF Days 3 and 4: bad people making bad decisions, in (sometimes) bad movies 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Star isn't a particularly sympathetic heroine: she's petty, possessive, and painfully naïve. TIFF Day 1: sweat, threat, and a blessedly silent Jim Carrey 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z “Your poverty”? That possessive builds a wall, and it’s only a little worse that “you” or “your” occurs four more times in one sentence. Donald Trump is good at walling himself off from minority groups 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z And, later, contrasting the efforts of his staff with other, more possessive ethnic histories: “Instead of simply saying, ‘This is our story, period,’ we want to say, ‘This is everybody’s story.’ Making a Home for Black History 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The fireman had ended the relationship after she became "possessive and difficult", jurors heard. Sadie Hartley killing: Women guilty of murdering love rival - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Both Anne and Harry’s friends need to tell their own stories of Harry; their grief is possessive, and they are rivals in possession and in storytelling. Joy Williams’s Refractory Brilliance 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z To him, the tendency of English speakers to use the possessive pronoun where none was strictly necessary sounded immature—stroppy, even. Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z But it is also worth mentioning that not every Saudi girl or woman is oppressed and not every Saudi man is possessive. My Saudi Male Guardian Is My Greatest Supporter 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The American Protestant mainstream, weaned for so long on the dogmatic gospel of economic uplift and possessive individualism, no longer processes contradictory information or intimations of a different moral alignment of economic reward and punishment. How the prosperity gospel explains Donald Trump’s popularity with Christian voters 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi’s name is presented respectfully, he said: “xii,” or “xi” for Mr. Xi, adding the Latin “i,” to show a male possessive. Beetle Is Named in Honor of Xi Jinping, but China Aims to Squash the News 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Parrish isn't possessive of the burger dog's secrets: The recipe is on the Hot Dog Bills website, and she'll even sell you a plastic mold to get the torpedo shape just right. A Golfer's Guide to the Best Halfway-House Grub in America - Golf Digest 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Men and women – both cisgender and transgender – are very possessive about those labels, so I’ve found it easier to claim neither gender as my own. Orlando shooting and a sense of erasure 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z It works as both a contraction and a possessive. Muhammad Ali was world-famous, but Louisville knew him in a special way 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Trump’s reference to Gregory Cheadle at a California campaign rally on Friday is bringing criticism to Trump for his possessive comment, but also to Cheadle for attending in the first place. Trump’s ‘my African-American’ remark turns critics to target 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Trump's reference to Gregory Cheadle at a campaign rally on Friday is bringing criticism to Trump for his possessive comment, but also to Cheadle for attending in the first place. Trump's 'my African-American' remark turns critics to target 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Even for those less possessive or attached to his legacy, it’s still a great stop. Louisville, Kentucky, offers tourism, bourbon at Bulleit, Derby Museum, Slugger factory 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Things get difficult with possessive apostrophes only because style guides differ on how to form the possessive when singular nouns end in “s”. Wait … is that a rule? Ten everyday grammar mistakes you might be making 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Gavin Welby, she said, was a “very strong, possessive character” who was bullying her to leave her job as personal secretary to the prime minister to run away and marry him. Justin Welby discovers biological father was Churchill's private secretary 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The possessive of the singular Williams is “Williams’s.” A Lineup of Missteps 1461-12-25T05:00:00Z Use a singular verb with the country name, but form the possessive as if it were plural: United States’. A Lineup of Missteps 1459-02-08T05:00:00Z But as she entered her teens, she said, she grew curious about her mother, and to her surprise, her grandmother discouraged reconciliation and became possessive. With a New Child, Laying Claim to the Comforts of Home 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z In precise usage, a gerund like this should be used with a possessive pronoun: “comfortable with his sharing her story.” Here's Someone You Never Heard of. Read On. 1453-09-24T05:00:00Z The possessive investment in whiteness is both psychological and material. White America will ignore this video: The hideous & predictable violence of our schools, our legal system, our society 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z "If he isn't being jealous and possessive he doesn't want to be with you and he doesn't love you. Men are taught to be this way and women are taught to want it." Struggling with sexism in Latin America - BBC News 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Soon, she says he became possessive, tracking her down during his shifts, even coming into her bedroom when he clearly was not allowed. Assaulted and shamed in family detention 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Use “it’s” when you are trying to say “it is” and use “its” when you are looking for the possessive form of “it.” 6 Common Grammatical Errors and How to Correct Them 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z And during the writing I just became very possessive of it. The creator of Saw really wants to make a children’s movie 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z This needed the plural possessive: “the Richards’ letter.” News Clichés From All Over 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Cassel plays her charming, possessive partner — the king of the partly ironic title. CANNES WATCH: France's 'My King' is a roller-coaster romance 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z They also named the qualities that turned them off: men who were bossy, possessive, domineering, egotistical, rude, stingy and unwilling to visit friends and relatives. This Is How Women Once Described the Ideal Husband 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Children Park, which begs for a possessive “s,” offers interactive spaces for children to learn as they play, including aromatic bells that challenge kids to recognize fragrances. Tips for visiting Milan Expo, from dining to weather 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z A toddler is naturally possessive and should not be expected to act beyond his age. The Problem With No-Share Parenting 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z He seems friendly enough with Rick, but annoyed with Jessie and maybe a bit possessive, as though he’s carrying some explosive anger just under the surface. 'The Walking Dead' Season 5, Episode 13 Review: Forget Me Not 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z And she optioned it and then when she started thinking about writers I found myself feeling very possessive of the material, so I said, ‘I want to do this.’ Author Nick Hornby Discusses TSA Agents, Film Adaptations and Writing Without Snark 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z All described him as jealous, possessive and volatile. Dating site killer jailed for life 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z And something else happens during her three-year visit, something Harvey has been slyly preparing, with various hints, a vague sense of unease, and the slow revelation of the narrator’s possessive anger. A Risky Novel of Seduction and Betrayal 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z They became withdrawn, humorless and possessive about their food. Remembering the Minnesota Starvation Experiment 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The first reason is that employees, understandably, tend to be a little possessive of their personal information. Forget Personality Tests And Measure What's Really Important 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Now a University of California at San Diego study confirms that canines also are affected by the complicated, possessive scenario - the first research to do so. Just as you suspected: Study proves dogs get jealous too 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z She told the other woman Jeffreys was a "nice man, but possessive". Dating site killer jailed for life 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Or use the full name of the paper as a possessive, and uppercase “The”: The New York Times’s website. Subject, Meet Verb 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z We wanted the possessive “its,” of course, not the contraction for “it is.” Ugly Disagreements 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Foster, of Brent, north-west London, was described by the victim's mother as "very possessive and controlling". One month's domestic violence death toll 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z This is not just socialist claptrap, I don't think – even rabid, possessive individualists, when they all get together, share the rubric of in-group solidarity. Nigel Farage, George Galloway … why we're queuing up to listen to the mavericks 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Sentencing at Mold Crown Court, Mr Justice Wyn Williams said it was "senseless violence fuelled by alcohol and your possessive jealous nature". Dating site killer jailed for life 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “Bird point,” Mr. Kershaw said, and Owen stared in possessive longing. Thomas McGuane: “Hubcaps.” 2014-04-14T04:00:00Z This took up the bulk of the morning's testimony and his lawyer Barry Roux tried to undo the damage caused by messages which presented the athlete as short tempered and possessive. Oscar Pistorius trial: Gasps of shock and visceral howls 2014-04-08T19:13:08Z Ms Steenkamp's messages paint a picture of the athlete as a jealous and possessive boyfriend prone to anger. Pistorius 'had loving relationship' 2014-03-25T16:32:36Z Ms Steenkamp's messages paint a picture of the athlete as a jealous and possessive boyfriend prone to anger, our correspondent adds. Court told about Pistorius calls 2014-03-25T08:18:56Z And it is liberally dropped into conversation as a possessive noun. South: S.F. Austin 77, V.C.U. 75: Four-Point Play Helps Sink V.C.U. 2014-03-22T03:23:23Z The jury was told Mr Brown was "possessive and controlling" of Ms Levey. Woman killed by 'Jekyll and Hyde' ex 2014-01-30T16:51:18Z I was born and raised in the United States, largely in New England, the region most possessive of, and devoted to, the Kennedy story. Tokyo Doesn't Care Who the U.S. Ambassador Is 2013-08-06T07:05:24Z “People are very possessive and passionate about public space,” said Ms. Sadik-Khan, the New York City transportation commissioner. | Janette Sadik-Khan: Transportation Chief Talks of Giving the Public More Public Spaces 2013-06-17T01:29:46Z An inquest into the deaths heard Mr Fuller was "jealous and possessive". Mother 'believed children were dead' 2013-04-25T13:06:46Z "From the outset you behaved in a possessive and violent manner towards her," said the judge. Life for body in boot wife killer 2013-04-19T16:48:24Z It was a public library so it was kind of terrible that I used to get possessive about that chair. India Ink: Five Questions For: Journalist and Author Mary Harper 2013-02-05T05:43:58Z A small thing, the plural possessive apostrophe, but I'm surprised the new passion for grammatical correctness has passed you by! Christmas round-robin letters: The revenge 2012-12-22T02:38:15Z But either will do, really, in a football-genius photo finish that not even Fifa, oleaginously possessive as ever, can stain with its grubby fingermarks. Ballon d'Or should be objectionable but Ronaldo and Messi are irresistible 2012-11-30T13:44:40Z Collins contacted Ms Larke after his marriage broke down, the PR worker said After two weeks without contact, Collins became "flirty" again, she said, but "more possessive". Collins 'should have been jailed' 2012-10-16T12:34:52Z He was very possessive, selfish, controlling and jealous. Life for body in boot wife killer 2013-04-19T16:48:24Z She tried to be a loving mother of two baby daughters, a doting housewife to a possessive husband, and a fun-loving young woman fond of the bar life — all at once. | Donna's Diner: This Land: Losing Sleep but Not Hope at a Diner in Elyria, Ohio 2012-10-14T05:55:13Z You don’t usually see CEOs use the possessive in their title. A Close Reading of Two Apologies 2012-09-28T18:28:33Z Chávez, we're told, is no mere politician: he is the "heart of my fatherland" – with that possessive pronoun to cement each voter's twin loyalties to the nation and its leader. The Hugo Chávez cult is over 2012-09-27T19:30:01Z The woman complained that Mr. Zimmerman was overly possessive and wanted her to wear conservative clothes. More Records Released in Trayvon Martin Case 2012-07-13T02:48:04Z "I thought he was a little too possessive, and it was my son, not his son." Birth mom: I raised questions about Jerry Sandusky 2012-06-27T13:27:32Z Surprisingly it was Ukraine who imposed a possessive pattern in the early stages with neat quick passing around the box but the Swedish defense remained composed. Sparkling Shevchenko gets Ukraine rocking 2012-06-11T20:54:02Z But a few years ago, when her family was living in California, she did anything to please her bristling, possessive, ninth-grade boyfriend. Middle School Students Focus of Anti-Violence Effort 2012-06-04T03:45:58Z Could you please add an apostrophe to the possessive form? SchoolBook: Independent Report Gives Mixed Scores to City Schools' Letter Grades 2012-04-12T17:16:41Z But it was evident that he was not displeased with his nickname in the possessive case. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Then the singular and plural should be given, then possessives and possessive pronouns, followed by particles, other pronouns and adjectives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Lady Lavinia smiled sweetly upon him, and patted his arm with a possessive little air. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z When he said "like this," he had touched my knee with his hand with that possessive intimacy with which a man may touch his own woman. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z It is to say, however, that we shouldn’t be possessive about our uncertainties, particularly as one of the dominant features of anxiety is its recursiveness. | Anxiety: It's Still the 'Age of Anxiety.' Or Is It? 2012-01-14T23:21:03Z But what produces an even deeper thrill is his rich way of spreading his possessive cases over two words instead of one, as, 'In the eager heart of him,' instead of 'In his eager heart.' The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z L. N. I follow Nicolas in taking mani as a possessive pronoun, �mine,� though such a word is not mentioned in any grammar or dictionary. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z But there was my Cousin Betty Graeme to do the honors of my board—how strange it still seemed to use the possessive pronoun!—with all possible grace and dignity. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Table XIII, column one, gives a and be as prefixes and ful as a suffix; column two, silent letters; column three, contractions and possessives; column four and column five, unclassified phonetic words. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Inwardly she was glowing under that ardent embrace, tingling to her finger tips, every nerve thrilled by his possessive touch. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The use of the plural possessive thrilled the heart of the workers; the club was a family possession. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z And then jealousy awoke; his thoughts gained stimulus, and worked in a new direction along fines that were fiercely personal and possessive in outlook. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z That sounds pleasanter every time I hear it And I like, too, the possessive "we." In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Slowly the minutes rolled by while the Beau took several possessive sniffs of the young spring air. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z No wonder that Martin Luther said, "Many are lost because they cannot use possessive pronouns." Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Mr. Thomson can draw animals, if not with the possessive understanding of Caldecott, yet with truth to the kind, knowledge of movement. English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books 2011-11-30T03:00:10.703Z The Berliners have always spoken in a possessive sense of this lady—their star of the opera—especially in that year when she broke her contract with the Kaiser to accept an engagement in America. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Of phrase substituted for the possessive case, 67. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z This is ungrammatical, as it obliterates the possessive case, and is therefore indefinite; and moreover, it looks and sounds awkwardly. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z It was not a question of those two furtive, possessive glances now. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Teachers will note that the possessive pronouns of Navaho are always prefixed to the noun. Little Man's Family pre-primer 2011-10-25T02:00:24.010Z Standing by itself it usually stands for the possessive pronoun his. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Apostrophe, the, used to form the possessive case, 67, 69, 159; used to indicate the omission of letters, 160; to show plural of letters and figures, 160. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Now, it must be observed that there are in Anglo-Saxon two forms of the possessive, and that when a man's name had the vowel ending in a, as noted at p. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z And Athena, moving to one side, saw his lowering face, and she felt a thrill of possessive pride. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Exceptions are the possessive of ancient proper names in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z You have the man’s right to resent another man’s possessive thought of me; but you have no right to be jealous of me. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Exercise 84 Each of the following sentences is incorrect because the sign of the possessive case has been omitted. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z I am not at all sure that ing also has not, in certain cases, the force of a possessive, and that Ælfredincgtun, for instance, may not mean simply "Alfred's town" and not Alfreding's town. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z The possessive pronoun convinces me that you do. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z But in any sentence in which it is a mere clumsy substitute for something simpler, or in which the use of the possessive is awkward or impossible, should of course be recast. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z The room which she contemplated with a possessive and complacent eye was one so typical of American housekeeping in the Philippines that it merits description. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Mine is used as a substitute for a possessive pronoun and the noun it modifies. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z But he writes ἀμυγδαλῆ, with a circumflex for the tree; it being as it were a possessive form derived from the fruit, and as such contracted and circumflexed. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z At bottom, the dispute is another illustration of how protective, even possessive, some New Yorkers can be about their neighborhood’s landscape. In an Early 1900s Neighborhood, a Glimpse of ?2001? 2011-07-30T01:00:27Z Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's 7 2. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z "You really can't be possessive over something you didn't have," Miller said. Miller has no regrets as he starts NFL career 2011-07-28T02:03:08Z Thus, an of phrase may be used instead of the possessive case. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z “You really can’t be possessive over something you didn’t have,” Miller said. Broncos No. 1 pick Von Miller shrugs off ?loss? of $50 million, says he?ll make up for it 2011-07-27T18:46:13Z While Sidney made adorable barking noises, his handler warned us not to try to wrest the gadget away from him — these wiggly little varmints can be very possessive. Death By Cuteness: Smartphone Mangled By Baby, Raccoon, Otter, Dolphin, and Elephant 2011-07-15T13:00:51Z Omit initial A or The from titles when you place the possessive before them. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z Ihuan is the possessive, i, and huan, associate, companion, used also as a termination to form a certain class of plurals. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z If separate possession is implied, the sign of the possessive is added to each noun; as, Have you seen Wilson & King's new building? Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z As for the second time he half-unconsciously enunciated that single possessive it was with almost a misgiving, an uncomfortable stirring as of unreality. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z She had intended to make some excuse, and to leave him at once; but that possessive alters her plan. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z As the authors of The King's English point out, there are sentences apparently, but not really, of this type, in which the possessive is not called for. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z The same language has another peculiar form with the possessive, which can only be explained by supplying an omitted verb. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z When, as in the name of a firm, two or more nouns are taken together with the idea of common possession, the sign of the possessive is added to the last noun only. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Their form of speech is extremely intricate; for instance, the possessive pronouns have as many as sixteen possible variants according to the class of noun with which they are in agreement. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z In return he took infinite care of her, protective and possessive, whenever they came to a crowd or a puddle. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z By using the possessive, the writer will always be on the safe side. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z The tenses of the intransitive verbs, except the present and imperfect, while they drop ah and the possessive pronoun, are formed with that pronoun which forms sentences with a predicate. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z They have the same form in the nominative and objective cases, and are not used in the possessive case. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z "Somewhere on Scot's Mountain," she hazarded; the possessive term used by him had a way of depriving her of decided opinions. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z This fate may be beneficent or maleficent, a guardian angel or a possessive fiend; or it may, in appearance at least, combine both functions. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Georgie spoke of Gwynneth as his "lady," with a sufficient emphasis upon the possessive pronoun, and to her by a succession of pet names of their joint invention. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z To form this general type, the Maipure makes use of the unchanged possessive pronoun, and treats nouns and verbs in the same manner. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z There are three cases: the nominative, the objective, and the possessive. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The situation between husband and wife is reminiscent of “A Doll's House” in the greedily possessive quality of Guido's affection, with which quality his tyrannous unbelief in Prinzivalle's magnanimity fully accords. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z He does not use the pronoun “I” or the possessive “my.” Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Is that my Dr. Heriot?' with a decided stress on the possessive pronoun. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z The noun must always be united to a possessive pronoun, a trait common to all the Orinoco tongues and many other American languages. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Formation, of participles, 21 ff.; of possessive case, 67; of infinitives, 110. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The creature appetites are not appeased by a normal sufficiency; on the contrary, “l'appetit vient en mangeant”; the possessive instinct, if not quite insatiable, is at least coextensive with its opportunities for gratification. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Likewise, if young Pocahontas here had designs upon him, she must give them up before hero-worship developed into something too mature and possessive. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z The article may be used sometimes where, in English, we use a possessive pronoun. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z From this it is evident that ti does not belong to the stem, and is incompatible with the use of a possessive, hence it is the sign of the substantive, in its independent condition. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z The killer was described in court as a "hateful, controlling and possessive man". Man found guilty of canal murders 2011-04-04T12:13:34Z This we prove thus: The possessive feeling which expresses itself by the possessive pronoun mine, is the same in essence when it relates to persons, as when it relates to money or any other property. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z "Well, Alice, for her part, seems ready enough to carry on his works of charity," said Mrs. Parish, adroitly, with an emphasis ever so slight on the possessive pronoun. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z It is also frequently used instead of a possessive pronoun in speaking of one’s own relatives, or when there is no doubt as to the person to whom the article la refers. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z In this respect the verbal, conjugated with the personal signs, differs nothing from the noun united to its possessive pronouns. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Smit isn't possessive of its development: "I want the Big Lunch to become so successful that we have no say in it anymore." Tim Smit: the Eden project's impassioned gardener 2011-03-11T07:00:17Z A short distance from them a huge buck, a craggy-horned old patriarch of the swamp, kept to himself, but from time to time cast possessive glances at the does. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Besides these, we have certain other descriptions used in forms which may be called a “genitive-dative” case, or a “derivative possessive” Adjective. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z A possessive adjective usually precedes the word to which it relates. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z I have already shown how the Mbaya language conjugates adjectives with the independent pronoun, and participles with the possessive pronoun. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Not that everyone would abide by Ms. Truss’s ideas — note the possessive apostrophe — on how to punish persistent offenders. NYC: Whose Day? Well, at Least It?s Not Who?s 2011-02-22T01:24:24Z It was possessive, in a way; intimate, as though we shared a secret, or something like that. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Note.—In addressing an officer of grade superior to his own, an officer must use the possessive adjective; a senior addressing a junior uses the title of the grade only. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training 2011-02-03T03:00:09.473Z Owing to the fact that in most languages the word corresponding to oni is invariable, Esperanto authors have generally avoided the accusative and possessive forms onin and onia, although they are occasionally met with. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z If the verb is governed by a noun in the third person, the possessive is dropped. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Her opposite number is George Bernard Shaw, who wanted nothing to do with possessive apostrophes. NYC: Whose Day? Well, at Least It?s Not Who?s 2011-02-22T01:24:24Z There are no possessive derivative terms; “my house,” for example, is expressed by “the house of me,” and has no analogy with “I eat,” or any other verbal expression. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z But even though she was not awake, Emma's possessive arms still wrapped her daughter securely. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z When a possessive pronoun refers to two or more nouns, it may, as in English, be repeated or not, but if it is not repeated the possessive pronoun is usually put in the plural. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The Beto language prefixes the personal signs and also the possessive pronouns to the nouns. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Mitchell was critical, possessive and controlling, she said. Smart's Alleged Kidnapper: Grim Portrait of a 'Righteous Man' 2010-11-23T19:10:00Z Bargee has portrayed Mitchell as controlling, possessive and dominating, saying he was prone to angry outbursts that often left him screaming into a pillow at night. Accused kidnapper's wife says he stalked young girls 2010-11-19T19:23:00Z The Conservatives still remain caught between the twin legacies of Ted Heath's liberal statism and Margaret Thatcher's possessive individualism – both of them formed by the 1930s. A tough new era can't start by dodging tough questions 2010-06-10T20:00:00Z Personal pronouns, preceded by the preposition al, are sometimes used in a possessive sense. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The other indicates in the verb “to be” also the connection of persons with the infinitive and gerund, and is therefore of the nature of a possessive. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z "People of Gujarat state are very emotional and possessive about the lions," said Sudhir Chaturvedi, the chief conservator of forests at the lion habitat. In India, a lion conservation success story turns into political issue 2010-05-17T04:00:00Z Jones’s first husband, Hunter, was gruff, possessive and like a “bodyguard,” says Tiffany Weatherford-Jackson, one of Jones’s closest friends from U.N.C. What Makes Marion Jones Run? 2010-04-30T21:08:00Z Again, a worrisome sign. — as April 23, 2010 5:41 pm He sounds way too needy and possessive. A Private Spat, With a Very Public Apology 2010-04-23T23:09:00Z Note in the following examples how the possessive varies in accordance with the construction of the sentence. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z In the Beto language there is, indeed, no special pronoun of this kind, as the one used is also a possessive. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z I find it surreal when graffiti writers get possessive over certain locations. Game of Tag Divides Graffiti Elite 2010-03-03T00:30:00Z But they had been stored in my apartment building’s garage for years, and over time I’d become a bit possessive. 2010-02-12T01:42:00Z His voice was tenderly exultant, his eyes disconcertingly possessive as he reminded huskily: "About that honeymoon I promised to show you, Mrs. Courtlandt——Can I interest you in a silver mine?" The Trail of Conflict It serves to form the genitive or possessive case. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z In is the possessive pronoun, cuchi the sign of the imperfect, t in the perfect is a euphonic letter. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z To form the possessive, add an apostrophe and "s." horse's head man's coat girl's dress boy's shoes soldier's uniform child's laugh sheep's wool sister's hat 2. Lippincott's Horn-Ashbaugh Speller For Grades One to Eight She felt luxurious and at large, at one with the other couples who sat near by, smiling, with possessive hands. A Bed of Roses The five dollar bill he shoved into his trousers pocket, a possessive smirk on his face. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp The reason is that the Catholics leave out the possessive pronoun. H. R. The particles which the language of the Abipones uses to form the general verbal type are quite different from the possessives. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z To form the possessive, add only an apostrophe. miles' walk girls' clothing years' word pupils' attention II. Lippincott's Horn-Ashbaugh Speller For Grades One to Eight He put his arms about her, holding her in a clasp of close possessive tenderness. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days The possessive case, diphthongs, slang words, abbreviations, and contractions are not allowable. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 The truth was, the Doctor did not like to be called "my dear sir;" the possessive pronoun and the adjective made a different thing of it from his own Johnsonian mode of address. East Angels In the Mixteca language, the personal sign is the unchanged possessive pronoun. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Distinguish between its, possessive pronoun, and it's, contraction of it is. The Style Book of The Detroit News Facts, and the context, force one to reverse the possessive pronouns. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. Now, looking at these terminations m, ñ, i, miz, ñiz, and ler, we find that they are exactly the same as the possessive pronouns used after nouns. Lectures on The Science of Language Let me premise by informing you that this is both a personal and a possessive pronoun; it means both I and mine. American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them It is left to the speaker to choose whether he designates the person, either by prefixing the personal pronoun or suffixing the possessive. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z The possessive is to be preferred with proper names and in most simple constructions; it is altogether to be preferred with pronouns when the principal idea is in the participle. The Style Book of The Detroit News It differs from male jealousy, for the male is generally possessive, the female competitive. The Intelligence of Woman In place of an auxiliary possessive verb, the Turkish language uses an auxiliary possessive pronoun to the same effect. Lectures on The Science of Language In the possessive case of nouns, some instances occur in which a wise choice may be made, but in respect to which usage is divided. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected He was possessive, complacent; he already looked upon her as a person in his charge, if not as a part of his property. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome “My chest!” it cried, with a stress on the possessive. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The game was that she and Rookie were living here in this house in some such potency of possessive bliss that nothing could separate them. Old Crow “Paying belonging to me,” equals “I have paid;” in either case a phrase originally possessive, took a temporal signification, and became a past or perfect tense. Lectures on The Science of Language The possessive case, and the word that governs it, must not be separated by an intervening clause. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Note, where the personal element is strong, the use of the dative instead of the more colorless possessive; him of healse, not of his healse. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The demonstrative and possessive personal pronouns are alike in form, and, as in other American languages, are intimately incorporated with the words with which they are construed. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations And yet that was not quite all, because when they were seated at lunch Sally felt the slightest sensation of flurry at Gaga's possessive stare. Coquette Its, as a possessive pronoun, introduction of, 46. Lectures on The Science of Language A transparent fraud, for the possessive pronoun does not always sound alike. When Ghost Meets Ghost How are possessive phrases used as specific names treated? Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 Possessive Pronouns.—Do not use the apostrophe before the s in possessive pronouns: as, its, hers, theirs. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories He kissed her mouth at last, and again; and at her response the kiss became long and possessive. Coquette A, in that language, placed before a noun, is the possessive pronoun, as the second person, thy or thine, and xul, means end, termination. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa Another point we must mention is the excessive punctuation, especially the needless hyphenation of amateurdom and therefore, and the apostrophe in the possessive pronoun its. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 How do you treat a compound of two nouns one in the possessive case? Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 Use only the apostrophe to indicate the possessive case plural when the plural ends in s: as, boys' hats, ladies' outfitter. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories She longed for his strong arms, his possessive air, his muscular strength. Coquette "An ungraceful elision" of the possessive inflection, as Mason calls it. Select Poems of Thomas Gray A noun or pronoun used to express possession is in the possessive case. The Century Handbook of Writing It is, as has been previously shown, uninflected in the genitive or possessive case. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century Use the apostrophe and s to indicate the possessive case plural when the plural does not end in s: as, men's meeting, children's shoes. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Observe that the apostrophe, as the sign of the possessive case, is never used by Spenser. glyster. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer |
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