Please help me settle this argument

JimmyB27 · Sep 6, 2007

From another forum. Which of these is correct?

I thought editing the wiki was a player's job.

I thought editing the wiki was a players' job.

Assuming there are many players whose job it is.

Mandy-Jane · Sep 6, 2007

The first one. Doesn't matter how many players.

JimmyB27 · Sep 6, 2007

Mandy-Jane said:
The first one. Doesn't matter how many players.

D'oh!

Ok, thanks

David McAfee · Sep 10, 2007

Mandy-Jane said:
The first one. Doesn't matter how many players.

If the responsibility for editing the wiki is spread out among all the players, would the first example still be correct?

RLB · Sep 10, 2007

I agree with the votes for the first one. Though if you'd like to emphasize the plurality of the players, you could say "I thought editing the wiki was the players' job." This says it's the job of all the players. But the second example is always incorrect, no matter the number of players.

III · Sep 10, 2007

Yeah, having "a" before "players" definitely connotes the singular, so it should be "player's". Of course you could always be more modern and just say "playaz" without punctuation and cover all your bases.

auntybug · Sep 10, 2007

JimmyB27 said:
From another forum.

Thats the problem right there....

Duncan J Macdonald · Sep 10, 2007

III said:
Yeah, having "a" before "players" definitely connotes the singular, so it should be "player's". Of course you could always be more modern and just say "playaz" without punctuation and cover all your bases.

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

HA HA HA HA HA

Mr. Fix · Sep 10, 2007

Not down wit da hood...

I thought it was Playa's :Shrug:

David McAfee · Sep 10, 2007

RLB said:
I agree with the votes for the first one. Though if you'd like to emphasize the plurality of the players, you could say "I thought editing the wiki was the players' job." This says it's the job of all the players. But the second example is always incorrect, no matter the number of players.

D'oh! I knew that. I totally missed the singular aspect of the example. My bad.

III · Sep 10, 2007

Mr. Fix said:
I thought it was Playa's

Gosh, don't EVER spell it like that - you'll give yourself away fo' shizzle! Rule #1 - when in doubt, you can always end with a "z".

Lance_in_Shanghai · Sep 26, 2007

If you think of this as a responsibility or duty rather than a hired position, it is always one job no matter the number of participants, as in "Tackling is the job of the defensive players (the players' job, such as in rugby or American football)" or "Caring for me after my parents' death became my uncle and aunt's job." When a job is performed by two or more independently, such as in a position for hire, those are their jobs, as in "My uncle and aunt both have jobs at the post office."

Please help me settle this argument

JimmyB27

Hoopy frood

Mandy-Jane

venturing ever further into the unknown

JimmyB27

Hoopy frood

David McAfee

God of Squirrels

RLB

bundled

III

rockin the suburbs

auntybug

teh other evil broad

Duncan J Macdonald

Plotting! Not Plodding!

Mr. Fix

Fixed on the future...

David McAfee

God of Squirrels

III

rockin the suburbs

Lance_in_Shanghai