Should "one victims' legs" be "one of victims' legs"?

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The description of the devices coincides with observations earlier by Dr. George Velmahos, chief of trauma surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, who said most of the injuries were "traumatic amputations," in which the blasts nearly blew off one victims' legs.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-explosions/2086853/

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Should be, ' ARE YOU MAD?'

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@mark noble,

mark noble wrote:

Should be, ' ARE YOU MAD?'

Darling, are you Miss HighSea who used to be mad at me? Razz

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@oristarA,

No, it should be "one victim's legs" with one refering to victim.

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@mark noble,

Drunk again, eh Mark?

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No. It's referring to both legs of one victim. The punctuation is incorrect. It should be "victim's."

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Eh? What a harsher reality.
God bless him/her.

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@oristarA,

one of victim's legs is not possible in any collocation that comes to mind, Ori.

one of the victim's

one of many victims

one of a group of victims

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@JTT,

JTT wrote:

one of victim's legs is not possible in any collocation that comes to mind, Ori.

one of the victim's

one of many victims

one of a group of victims

Yeah, like the USAToday's reporter, sometimes you're not aware of how ridiculous you are until a calm analysis blows off your fantasy. Razz

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@oristarA,

"Darling"?
Really?

Well "Luv" No.

And ' one victims' legs ' is correct grammar, when referring
to the legs of 'one victim'.

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@roger,

Why else would I venture herein?

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@mark noble,

mark noble wrote:

"Darling"?
Really?

Well "Luv" No.

And ' one victims' legs ' is correct grammar, when referring
to the legs of 'one victim'.

I call Miss HighSea darling, not you, an ill-humored rascal.
' one victims' legs ' is not grammatically correct. Its apostrophe has been misplaced.

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@oristarA,

Wrong Luv!
Is acceptable as a possessive either way - victim's or victims'.

TOUCHY and SNARKY, eh LUV?
fckoff sadact.

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@mark noble,

mark noble wrote:

Wrong Luv!
Is acceptable as a possessive either way - victim's or victims'.

TOUCHY and SNARKY, eh LUV?
fckoff sadact.

Can "one victims" stand in your logic? You grammatical imposter! Cool

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Should "one victims' legs" be "one of victims' legs"?

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