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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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00What does each phrase indicate, possibly something to do with referring to any or all the teachers?02br
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00We are holding a doctor's/teacher's conference02br
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00We are holding the doctor's/teacher's conference.02br
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00We are holding a doctors'/teachers' conference.02br
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00We are holding a doctors/teachers confererece. -- I think some people who don't like to a possessive for an adjective prefer this but I don't think this is good. 02br
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00Out of those four options, I think the mostly widely used one for the name of a conference for a particular year is:02br
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00We have a XXX 2008 Doctors'/Teachers' Conference. 02br
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00Why aren't others not so attractive in terms of their usages? 0-
  

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0"The" would be used when the existance of the particular conference is well-know to the people receiving the information. Perhaps it's already been anounced, but is being rescheduled. 02br 02br 00The one you suggest is most widely used is most correct.

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0"The" would be used when the existance of the particular conference is well-know to the people receiving the information. Perhaps it's already been anounced, but is being rescheduled. Or perhaps it's a regular weekly meeting whose details are regularly announced.02br
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