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fleursdespyrenees Posts 2269 Status Contributor - 2 Apr 2008 à 15:04
fleursdespyrenees Posts 2269 Status Contributor - 23 May 2008 à 17:27
Member's corner and not Members' corner ?
CCM is a community of members !
Member's corner means in French : le coin/café du membre ! This place is not an individual place ! It is to share opinions and not to live alone !
It would be better if this place is called : Members' corner : le café des membres !
It's just a suggestion !
And it is only mine!

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kilian Posts 8675 Registration date Thursday 18 September 2003 Status Moderator Last seen 5 February 2025 1
3 Apr 2008 à 19:31
Oops you're right :-)
fleursdespyrenees Posts 2269 Status Contributor
3 Apr 2008 à 20:06
oh, thanks kilian !
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kilian Posts 8675 Registration date Thursday 18 September 2003 Status Moderator Last seen 5 February 2025 1
3 Apr 2008 à 20:36
But sometimes in french we avoid the use of plural to represent a general meaning.
The Member's corner would mean in french "Le coin du membre" which could be understanded as general...
You see?
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fleursdespyrenees Posts 2269 Status Contributor
3 Apr 2008 à 22:05
So in that case, it's not a possessive case but a simple noun complement ! So : Member corner !
fleursdespyrenees Posts 2269 Status Contributor
23 May 2008 à 17:27
or -if you like - why not - : Members corner.
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fleursdespyrenees Posts 2269 Status Contributor
3 Apr 2008 à 22:09
... which could be understood as general... ;-)
kilian Posts 8675 Registration date Thursday 18 September 2003 Status Moderator Last seen 5 February 2025 1
4 Apr 2008 à 06:23
understood

:D sorry