Use of apostrophe

[Kontol]

I'm confused by the use of the apostrophe 's. Does it mean to own or to have? Does "Skysports' Jamie Redknapp" means "Jamie Redknapp owns/has Skysports?" He's the owner of Skysports.

Redknapp: Pep made a mistake starting Khusanov
Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp:

"I said before the game I thought it was a risk to start him. It's less of a risk for Marmoush. When you're playing as a centre-back, it's a lot more difficult, with the risk and the pressure that's on you. (Skysports, Man City vs Chelsea)

Is it also possible to say "Jamie Redknapp's Skysports" with the same meaning as my explanation above?

 

[jutfrank]

Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp

Jamie Redknapp works for Sky Sports. He isn't the owner.

The apostrophe shows that in some sense, as a contracted employee, Jamie Redknapp 'belongs' to Sky Sports.

 

[Kontol]

Jamie Redknapp works for Sky Sports. He isn't the owner.

The apostrophe shows that in some sense, as a contracted employee, Jamie Redknapp 'belongs' to Sky Sports.

Is it also OK to say "Jamie Redknap's Skysports" with the same meaning? Skysports work for Jamie Redknapp.

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it also OK to say "Jamie Redknapp's Sky Sports" with the same meaning? Sky Sports work for Jamie Redknapp.

Make sure you spell his name correctly.
Sky Sports is two words, both capitalised.

Your version would work only if Jamie Redknapp was the owner of Sky Sports. He's not. The company called Sky Sports definitely does not work for Jamie Redknapp.

 

[Kontol]

Your version would work only if Jamie Redknapp was the owner of Sky Sports.

Well, I can say Arne Slot's Liverpool to mean Liverpool is the owner of Arne Slot and Liverpool's Arne Slot to mean Arne Slot works for Liverpool.

Am I right?

 

[5jj]

Well, I can say Arne Slot's Liverpool to mean Liverpool is the owner of Arne Slot

No.

and Liverpool's Arne Slot to mean Arne Slot works for Liverpool.

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

@Kontol You really seem to be struggling with this. I think you need to separate the idea of ownership and employment.

Liverpool's Arne Slot said ... (Liverpool is the employer; Arne Slot is the employee)
Elon Musk's platform X ... (Elon Musk is the owner; X is the name of the platform he owns)

 

[Kontol]

Elon Musk's platform X ... (Elon Musk is the owner; X is the name of the platform he owns)

Well, If I say "Arne Slot's Liverpool", does it mean "Arne Slot is the owner of Liverpool?" It's confusing for me to understand.

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, if I say "Arne Slot's Liverpool", does it mean "Arne Slot is the owner of Liverpool?" It's confusing for me to understand.

It could mean that but it could also mean he's the manager or the head coach. It depends on the context and it depends on the reader knowing something already about the subject matter.

 

[Tarheel]

Well, If I say "Arne Slot's Liverpool", does it mean "Arne Slot is the owner of Liverpool?" It's HARD for me to understand.

If I heard that and nothing else I would probably think I had missed the rest of the sentence.

 

[jutfrank]

Well, If I say "Arne Slot's Liverpool", does it mean "Arne Slot is the owner of Liverpool?" It's confusing for me to understand.

In this phrase, 'Liverpool' is the team, right? Not the club. You surely must know that Arne Slot is not the owner of Liverpool FC.

As the manager and boss, there is a sense in which he possesses the team. Liverpool is his team. They belong to him.