somebody wrote:
> The "'s" (i.e. "of") need not always indicate possession; "a day's work"
> doesn't mean the day owns the work. A "day's work" is "work _of_ a day('s
> worth)", a "week's notice" is "a notice _of_ a week('s duration)"...

Which is possession.  "The property of Tim" is grammatically equivalent 
to "Tim's property".  "A day's work", as shorthand for "a day's worth of 
work", that is to say, is equivalent to "the worth of a day of work"; 
the day possesses the *value* of the work done.

...I think.

I just made myself really confused trying to re-read that, so I'll shut 
up now.

-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.digitalartsuk.com

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