Then there is no succinct way to denote ownership. Context is not always sufficient.
Im not sure about that. I seem to recall that George Bernard Shaw ( a great advocate of spelling reform) used to insist that his works were printed without apostrophes - not just in the possessive case, but also where theyre used to indicate a letter omitted. Once you got used to it, I dont remember it causing any ambiguity.
But I accept that this is not a change which is actually in practice going to happen. It could only do so if it were imposed by some central linguistic authority, which doesnt exist in this country.
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The language should not be changed to accommodate those too lazy to learn it.
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Well, it wont be. But, as someone who has struggled with learning foreign languages with all their (apparently) pointless complexities , Id be all in favour of any minor changes which made it a bit easier. I dont think this means Im lazy!