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a man joke vs a man's joke

The correct phrase is "a man's joke." The possessive form is used to show that the joke belongs to the man. "A man joke" is not a correct construction in English.

Last updated: March 20, 2024

a man joke

This is not a correct construction in English. It lacks the possessive form needed to show ownership.

The correct way to express this idea is by using the possessive form, such as "a man's joke," to indicate that the joke belongs to the man.
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a man's joke

This is the correct phrase to use. It shows that the joke belongs to the man.

Use "a man's joke" when you want to specify that a joke is associated with or made by a man.
  • How many ways can the six jokes about books be delivered if a man's joke is told first? We MUST choose the 1st joke only one way, the man's joke. That's 1 way ...
  • Sep 29, 2015 ... A man's joke about leaving his girlfriend for FIFA 16 spectacularly backfires. When Bradley from Essex picked up his copy of FIFA 16 for Xbox, ...
  • Apr 19, 2015 ... Laughing to a man's joke is subconsciously telling him, he is the funniest guy in the world. Likewise not laughing is like telling him, he is not ...
  • Oct 21, 2013 ... It was a man's joke, set in a man's world, where women—even old ones, who presumably had English gardens and grandchildren and ...

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