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Which one is correct ?



tinutza_77
Romania

Which one is correct ?
 
Dear collegues,
 
Please tell me which sentence is correct : I �ve read the Robin Hood story, or I �ve read Robin Hood story. I � m confused and I don �t know which one is correct.

16 Aug 2012      





pilarruano
Spain

I THINK THE SECOND ONE WITH APOSTROFE S, THE FIRST WITH THE I WOULD SAY I.VE READ THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD
 
CHEERS
 

16 Aug 2012     



douglas
United States

"I �ve read the story of Robin Hood."
 
 

16 Aug 2012     



miyoko71
Morocco

I �ve read Robin Hood �s story

16 Aug 2012     



L. habach
Morocco

I �ve read Robin Hood �s story

16 Aug 2012     



MoodyMoody
United States

Go with us native speakers on this: "I have read the story of Robin Hood." Part of the reason is that really, Robin Hood is a story, not a real person.
 
Another reason to avoid the possessive form here is that Robin Hood didn �t write the story. When I say, "I have read Edward Hoch �s story," I usually mean the story that Edward Hoch wrote (or at least a few of the nearly 1,000 he wrote), not the biography of Edward Hoch.

16 Aug 2012     



tinutza_77
Romania

Thanks a lot for your answers!

16 Aug 2012     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

�I �ve read the Robin Hood story� is fine, there isn�t a problem with that. Moody is right on the point she makes.

17 Aug 2012