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Old 02-17-2012, 09:23 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by VydorScope View Post
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.
I'm sorry, but I disagree with you. It's "the orgy belonging to the cats"; hence "cats' orgy".
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