when to add the apostrophe in this sentence

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Roopa - 27 Dec 2004 06:29 GMT

IS LL's Emailer correct or Is LL Emailer's correct.Please tell me as to
where the apostrophe should be added

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CyberCypher - 27 Dec 2004 14:08 GMT

Roopa wrote on 27 Dec 2004:

> IS LL's Emailer correct or Is LL Emailer's correct.Please tell me
> as to where the apostrophe should be added

They both contain correctly placed apostrophes. You don't seem to need
any help there. The apostrophe goes before the "s" or after the "s",
but where the apostrophe-s goes is a mystery until we know what the
sentence it is going to function in wants to say. For example:

"LL's Emailer is an outstanding program."

Here, the Emailer program either belongs to LL or was manufactured and
sold by LL, a company, perhaps.

"LL Emailer's features are difficult to use."

Here, "LL Emailer" is the name of the program.

Now it's time for you to explain to us what you are talking about and
what you want to say about either LL's Emailer or about LL Emailer's
whatever it is.

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Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
For email, replace numbers with English alphabet.

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Roopa - 28 Dec 2004 04:36 GMT

Here LL is the name of the company.A software application named Emailer
is developed for this LL company so when to use the apostrophe.

> Roopa wrote on 27 Dec 2004:
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> Now it's time for you to explain to us what you are talking about and

> what you want to say about either LL's Emailer or about LL Emailer's
> whatever it is.
>
> --
> Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
> For email, replace numbers with English alphabet.

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Ravi - 28 Dec 2004 05:50 GMT

> Here LL is the name of the company.A software application named Emailer
> is developed for this LL company so when to use the apostrophe.

Quote the context when replying in a group discussion your sole reply
will
serve no purpose !

Sight some examples in which you are facing the problem !
Cypher had explained pretty clearly when one uses apostrophe's
If you still dont understand give an practical example which is your
problem

- Ravi

> > Roopa wrote on 27 Dec 2004:
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> > Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
> > For email, replace numbers with English alphabet.

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CyberCypher - 28 Dec 2004 05:56 GMT

Roopa wrote on 28 Dec 2004:

>> Roopa wrote on 27 Dec 2004:
>>
>> > IS LL's Emailer correct or Is LL Emailer's correct.Please tell
>> > me as to where the apostrophe should be added

[...]

>> "LL's Emailer is an outstanding program."
>>
>> Here, the Emailer program either belongs to LL or was
>> manufactured and sold by LL, a company, perhaps.

[...]

>> "LL Emailer's features are difficult to use."
>>
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>> and what you want to say about either LL's Emailer or about LL
>> Emailer's whatever it is.

> Here LL is the name of the company.A software application named
> Emailer is developed for this LL company so when to use the
> apostrophe.

"LL's Emailer is an outstanding program." is proper. But it would also
be correct to say "LL Emailer's features are difficult to use."

You will have to give us the sentence you want to write and provide the
first few sentences before that.

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Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
For email, replace numbers with English alphabet.

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einde. ocallaghan - 28 Dec 2004 08:26 GMT

> Roopa wrote on 28 Dec 2004:
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> You will have to give us the sentence you want to write and provide the
> first few sentences before that.

It is also possible that although the company is called "LL" the program
may still be called "LL Emailer". After all, although the largest
software company in the world is called Microsoft its word processing
package is called "Microsoft Word".

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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when to add the apostrophe in this sentence