Comments on: Masters Degree or Master’s Degree?

By: AnonymissEditor

AnonymissEditor — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:20:53 +0000

The apostrophe in master's degree functions identically to the apostrophe in other words indicating possession. A masters' degree would be one degree earned by (possessed by) two or more masters. A master's degree is the degree possessed by the individual who earned it.

By: nike ao

nike ao — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:06:41 +0000

@ Vivek: He got an M.A. degree because of the phonetic component ‘Em Ae’. Remember the rule guiding the a. e. i.o.u? – an apple, an egg, an inning, an opener, and an umbrella?

Of course, he could have gotten ‘the M.A. degree’ also, based on the context, ( like if you had mentioned the specific degree earlier on and then subsequently refer to it as ‘the degree’ )

‘He got a MA degree’ is an absolute no-no!

By: Vivek

Vivek — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:13:33 +0000

Which is correct correct article in sentence below

He got an/a/the/(no article required) M.A. degree.

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:19:14 +0000

When will this website host another short story writing contest?

Thank you

By: April

April — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:29:52 +0000

Who is this Jason? I think I love him! Thank you for the clarification. Even though I possess a MLIS, I’ve seen it differ so many times.