Learn English – Use of possessive apostrophe for 2 people who have the same attitude

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'No uncertainty exists about Jim and Bob's attitude to Stan – they despised him.'

  • or –

'No uncertainty exists about Jim's and Bob's attitude to Stan – they despised him.'

I have seen questions related to two people sharing a wedding or a house but what if two people each have an attitude and it's the same?

Best Answer

Either

No uncertainty exists about Jim and Bob's attitude to Stan - they despised him.

or

No uncertainty exists about Jim's and Bob's attitudes to Stan - they despised him.

are fine.

The first one is valid because it is a single attitude (against Sam) held by more than one person.

The second one does not carry such an implication.

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