Which would you rather choose?
If a film was directed by Bergman, would you rather say 'a Bergman film' or 'Bergman's film'?
Same about books, does it feel more natural to say 'Steinbeck's novel' or 'a Steinbeck novel'?
Does the choice depend on the function in the sentence (subject or predicate) or is there any slight change in meaning?
Thank you in advance!
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Answers · 5
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They both sound OK to me (a native speaker of American English). But, "Steinbeck's novel" sounds like you are talking about a specific one. "A Steinbeck novel" sounds like you are talking about just any one of his books. Same with Bergman and the film . . .
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a Bergman film makes more sense, it would be Bergman's film if he actually owned the plastic/dvd.
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