Good morning to all!
I am writing a scientific essay. I have a table of algorithms names and features, and I want to write about the performances of them (the algorithms).
I tried to begin like this:
"All the cited algorithms performances have been compared on a dataset of bearings vibration..."
and I noticed that the autocorrect wanted to change it to
"All the cited algorithms' performances have been compared on a dataset of bearings vibration"
what is that? Saxon genitive is reserved for proper names, isn't it?
should I change to a more convoluted structure like the following?
"The performances of all the cited algorithms have been compared...."
Is there anything else I can improve?
Thanks
Saxon genitive
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Re: Saxon genitive
Yes, the so-called Saxon genitive (a.k.a. the possessive case) is indeed generally limited to animate referents (people/animals) and, while there are certain well-established exceptions to this rule (the names of countries and companies, for example), the noun 'algorithm' is not normally considered one!
And so, for that reason, I would favour your "convoluted" - but perfectly clear and correct - rephrasing of the sentence in question.
And so, for that reason, I would favour your "convoluted" - but perfectly clear and correct - rephrasing of the sentence in question.