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Old 10-02-2009, 06:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Make love not baby's*

* Overpopulation is the main cause of wars, poverty, pollution, extinction of species and the destruction of the jungle
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Make love not baby's*

* Overpopulation is the main cause of wars, poverty, pollution, extinction of species and the destruction of the jungle
baby's = possessive (of the baby)
You need the simple plural:
Make love, not babies.
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