human
Yesterday I received a letter from sister Mary, which was the first letter I have received from sister since she left. The sentence should be,
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Yesterday I received a letter from my sister Mary, the first since she left us.
human
before the word
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Say also--
human
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and not
human
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(for departed,) is awkward and unsatisfactory--for instance,
human
It is two days since he left. Left what? It is one of the absurd innovations that have crept in among us of late years, and are supposed to be fashionable. Another is the ridiculous way of omitting the possessive S in words ending with that letter; for instance,
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Sims' Hotel instead of
human
Sims's Hotel --
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Jenkins' Bakery for
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Jenkins's Bakery.