C100: English correct sentence
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In dvd navigation I have a section with
play movie
scene selection
bonus features
And in bonus features customer ask me to add 3 short video from guest iphone . I rendered it in one piece . At now I have to call it . I am not sure which one is English grammar correct . English is not my native language .
1 Wedding video guests
2 Wedding guests video
play movie
scene selection
bonus features
And in bonus features customer ask me to add 3 short video from guest iphone . I rendered it in one piece . At now I have to call it . I am not sure which one is English grammar correct . English is not my native language .
1 Wedding video guests
2 Wedding guests video
scorsesefan
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Networker is right. "Wedding Guest's Video" would be correct if the videos are from a single guest. If from multiple guests Iphones it would be "Wedding Guests Video". Former English Major here 
cowpunk52
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If from multiple guests Iphones it would be "Wedding Guests Video". Former English Major here
I'm not a former English major, so maybe you could clarify for me, but wouldn't "Wedding Guests' Video" be correct in this case?
Apostrophes are confusing
combatentropy
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Wait, from how many guests? Did three different people hand you three different videos, or did one guest take all three videos?
I am a native-born citizen of the United States, an English minor, a linguistics geek, and a former technical writer (ahem)
- If the three videos were by two or three guests, then: "wedding guests' video" (Note the apostrophe after the s, as cowpunk52 said, the only one so far who has been right in that case.)
- If the three videos were all by one guest, then: "wedding guest's video" (Apostrophe between the word and the s).
Actually, what I would do is just call it "guest video" no matter how many people filmed it. We already know we're at a wedding. In this case, "guest" acts as an adjective instead of a possessive. It has the added bonus of echoing other honorary phrases in English like "guest appearance," "guest act," etc.
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Oh English, why toture?
Also slightly incorrect.
To use an apostrophe correctly you'd either:
1/ Be saying this is the video for a guest / guests of the wedding i.e. Wedding's guest video. In this case the apostrophe is used as the "guest video" belongs to the wedding.
2/ Be saying this is a video for guests of multiple weddings i.e. Weddings' guest video. In this case the apostrophe is used as "weddings" is in plural form and is the noun that owns the noun "guest".
To the OP. The correct sentence you're looking for here is: Wedding's guest video. A video which shows the guest / guests of the wedding.
Hurt my head thinking about that.
combatentropy
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"Wedding's guest video" is awkward. Plus, it's not a video "which shows the guest / guests" but a video by the guests --- probably of the couple and the guests.
I am neither a native speaker, a linguistics geek nor an ex-English major.
But, presuming that the DVD is for the native English readers and it's a DVD of a wedding, there are several options, as described above.
"The wedding guests' videos" seems the least confusing. It means that the video was taken by the guests rather than being of the guests. "The wedding guests videos" would technically mean video of guests themselves. If it's both - and we don't know what exactly the guests were shooting with their iPhones - one could probably go either way but I'd stay away from using two consecutive apostrophes in order to minimize the confusion.
If it's just a bunch of selfies. however ...
But, presuming that the DVD is for the native English readers and it's a DVD of a wedding, there are several options, as described above.
"The wedding guests' videos" seems the least confusing. It means that the video was taken by the guests rather than being of the guests. "The wedding guests videos" would technically mean video of guests themselves. If it's both - and we don't know what exactly the guests were shooting with their iPhones - one could probably go either way but I'd stay away from using two consecutive apostrophes in order to minimize the confusion.
If it's just a bunch of selfies. however ...
DLD;1986629368 It means that the video was taken by the guests rather than being of the guests. [/QUOTE said:
I think that's what he meant, as per below.
And, to add another question for a nearly total proof of accuracy, is this a single guest's iPhone or multiple guests' iPhones? That would make a difference as well.
PS. I assume "videos" ought to be plural and thus mean separate videos from separate guests and/or iPhones.
PPS. I think I edited this post about a dozen times. Confusion must be reigning supreme now.
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cowpunk52
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Noel, I think that DLD is correct in his interpretation of Tom1's question. He's looking to label a bonus video made up of clips taken by a guest on his/her iPhone. It seems to me that the video is 3 clips from a single guest's phone, in which case the video could correctly be titled "Wedding Guest's Video." If it is a compilation of 3 clips from two or more guests' iPhones, it would be correctly titled "Wedding Guests' Video."
Either way, given all the confusion, the best course of action might be to scrap the entire DVD and forget the wedding ever happened.
Either way, given all the confusion, the best course of action might be to scrap the entire DVD and forget the wedding ever happened.
AndreeOnline
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'Wedding videos shot by guests'
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kohl-sudduth
Well-known member
As a writer and crypto-fascist grammarian, I've enjoyed this thread to no end.
"Shot by Guests" is much more interesting, but carries with it a modest degree of connotational baggage the maker may, or may not, be willing to live with.
The above strikes me as most direct.
"Shot by Guests" is much more interesting, but carries with it a modest degree of connotational baggage the maker may, or may not, be willing to live with.
Thanks everyone for help , I am relay appreciate . Honestly I do not know , these 3 clips are from one guest or more . I did not even realise that answer is gonna be so hard . I guess video clips are from 2 people .
So this one should be ok :
Wedding Guests' Video
or
Wedding videos shot by guests
So this one should be ok :
Wedding Guests' Video
or
Wedding videos shot by guests
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
What belongs to who?
1) Wedding video guests. The wedding video has guests? No the wedding video has an audience but no guests at the video!
2) Wedding guests video? That is a video of the guests at the wedding.
3) Wedding guests' video? Is a video shot by the guests!
in the chapters section (2) could be correct..
-bride gets ready
-ceremony
-speeches
-wedding guests
Why not just title it "Guest Video"? I know that doesn't specifically show the possessive case or attribution, but it gets the point across without the confusion of "ownership".
Also, if possible, it might be a nice touch if at the end of the guest-supplied video, the name of the guest(s) who supplied it were added as credits. That would serve as a reminder to the B&G of who shot it, and a small tribute to the guest(s) who supplied the footage.
Also, if possible, it might be a nice touch if at the end of the guest-supplied video, the name of the guest(s) who supplied it were added as credits. That would serve as a reminder to the B&G of who shot it, and a small tribute to the guest(s) who supplied the footage.