Talk:other's

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Latest comment: 7 years ago by Smuconlaw in topic RFD discussion: October–November 2016
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Is others' the correct possessive of the plural others? Ex. It would be useful for others' own purposes.

Yes, others’ is the plural possessive. —Stephen 23:13, 7 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

RFD discussion: October–November 2016[edit]

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It should not be re-entered without careful consideration.


Explicitly disallowed by WT:About English#Criteria for inclusion as it's SoP of other and -'s. Renard Migrant (talk) 23:35, 29 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

Delete per nom. DCDuring TALK 02:34, 30 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Yes, delete, anagrams and all. It's been here since 2005 though. DonnanZ (talk) 14:40, 31 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
A usage note at others may be useful though, pointing out that others and other's shouldn't be confused. DonnanZ (talk) 14:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Deleted; usage note at others added. — SMUconlaw (talk) 19:43, 14 November 2016 (UTC)Reply