> Warp wrote:
>>   When I was in school they told us that in English "'s" should only be
>> used with people, otherwise the "of" version should be used. For example,
>> you shouldn't say "the house's window" but "the window of the house".
> 
> As a native speaker of American english, I will say I've never heard of 
> such a rule. Indeed, such a "window of the house" would make me think 
> you're a native French speaker speaking English or something.

I remember "the shop window" (no 's) from a book we used at school...

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