Joshua J. Friedman on Nostr: There are some phrases in which either the possessive or the "attributive" form ...
There are some phrases in which either the possessive or the "attributive" form works, even if editors have a preference—e.g., teachers' union, teachers union—and others in which it would sound too strange to use one—e.g., men room, lady room. But it's more about convention than logic!
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