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Old 02-17-2012, 06:24 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
It should be "a cats' orgy". It's the "orgy" which is singular, not the cat. There are multiple cats, hence the apostrophe goes after the "s".
That would be true if cat was being used as a noun, but it is not. It is being used as an adjective..

A blue orgy vs A cat orgy

It is not "a group of cats was having an orgy" it is "a cat orgy"

In neither case, IMO, does the cat OWN the orgy, which would require the possessive case.
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