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fleursdespyrenees Posts 1473 Registration date Wednesday January 30, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen November 26, 2009 - Apr 2, 2008 at 03:04 PM
fleursdespyrenees Posts 1473 Registration date Wednesday January 30, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen November 26, 2009 - May 23, 2008 at 05:27 PM
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!

4 responses

kilian Posts 8732 Registration date Thursday September 18, 2003 Status Moderator Last seen February 5, 2025 1
Apr 3, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Oops you're right :-)
fleursdespyrenees Posts 1473 Registration date Wednesday January 30, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen November 26, 2009
Apr 3, 2008 at 08:06 PM
oh, thanks kilian !
kilian Posts 8732 Registration date Thursday September 18, 2003 Status Moderator Last seen February 5, 2025 1
Apr 3, 2008 at 08:36 PM
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?
fleursdespyrenees Posts 1473 Registration date Wednesday January 30, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen November 26, 2009
Apr 3, 2008 at 10:05 PM
So in that case, it's not a possessive case but a simple noun complement ! So : Member corner !
fleursdespyrenees Posts 1473 Registration date Wednesday January 30, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen November 26, 2009
May 23, 2008 at 05:27 PM
or -if you like - why not - : Members corner.
fleursdespyrenees Posts 1473 Registration date Wednesday January 30, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen November 26, 2009
Apr 3, 2008 at 10:09 PM
... which could be understood as general... ;-)
kilian Posts 8732 Registration date Thursday September 18, 2003 Status Moderator Last seen February 5, 2025 1
Apr 4, 2008 at 06:23 AM
understood

:D sorry