Meeting Postponed (with an apostrophizing error?)

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   Andy DiPalma on May 21, 2014 at 5:39 pm

   Its actually correct if you’re talking about one “procrastinator” and his/her meeting. Therefore, the spelling “procrastinator’s” is correct; its a meeting being held/postponed by one procrastinator.

   However, if you’re talking about an informal goup of procrastinators then the apostrophe is incorrect but the plural posessive would be correct because its a gourp of procrastinators. “The procrastinators’ meeting has been postponed.” More than one procrastinator is involved in the meeting.

   If its a club then the singular applies because you’re only referring to one entity – the club

   The word “Procrastinator” comes from two Latin words: “Pro” = for, and “cras”= tomorrow.
   If any of the more erudite members have a better or more correct explanation please feel free to add to my knowledge.

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