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The pronunciation of both is exactly the same as for the regular plural, and there are
the same three possible pronunciations (see the Website Reference A2.4).
In many cases there is hesitation over whether to spell words as a genitive or
plural (since the pronunciation is the same), especially if the head noun (see A3) is
no longer mentioned, for example:
I’m going to the butcher’s/butchers. (where
shop is not mentioned)
And an apostrophe is sometimes used to mark an unusual plural form:
I’ve got no 10’s but two 20’s.
The genitive is really a feature of the noun phrase (see A3) rather than nouns. If the
noun phrase has postmodification (that is, some words following which affect its
meaning – see A3), or involves coordination (see A9), the ending is attached to the
last noun:
the manager of the team’s decision (the manager’s decision, not the team’s)
Will and Emma’s car
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