Scott,
	I had a practical problem like that.  We started up an Immersion  
Parents Committee.  Was it a committee made up of parents or one  
belonging to them?  It may parallel the relationship of a "wood  
statue" and a "wooden statue," but I see it more as divided by which  
question each answers:  "Does it tell which committee or what kind of  
committee?"  I think it is more meaning-based than form-based.
	I'd be curious to know which form people think would be appropriate  
to a committee.
		Gregg

On Jun 2, 2006, at 8:28 PM, Scott Lavitt wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> As callers say on radio talk shows, "long time
> [listener], first time [caller]." I've been following
> the interesting topics on this list for a few years,
> since a prof in grad school recommended it.
>
> Will someone please clarify for me which is the proper
> possessive form in the sentence "NickJr.com is a
> kid's/kids' website"?
>
> I'm trying to see the difference between an
> attributive quality, such as Presidents Day (a day
> _for_ presidents) and a possessive quality, such as
> Father's Day (a day _of_ fathers).
>
> My inclination is that TV programming for kids
> (plural) is "kids' programming," just like a rest room
> for men is a "men's room," not a man's room. Another
> example, of course, is "women's room." So one would
> say a website for children, such as Nickjr.com, is a
> children's website, right? Therefore, if a more casual
> term for children is "kids," isn't it a "kids'"
> website?
>
> Even though I've investigated a couple of my favorite
> grammar books on the subject--Googled for examples
> too--my current understanding of the matter is
> evidenced above.
>
> Respondents, thank you very much for your time.
>
> Scott
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