This statement contains a business grammar error. Find and correct it:
An independent research company polled hundreds of our customers, and the results are currently being calculated. We should receive the report by next Wednesday.
I have not yet seen any of the research company’s statistician’s data, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.
Correction:
An independent research company polled hundreds of our customers, and the results are currently being calculated. We should receive the report by next Wednesday.
I have not yet seen any of the research company’s statistician’s data, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.
Explanation:
This is an example of attaching a possessive form to another possessive form. Most style guides do not recommend this, including the definitive Gregg Reference Manual.
Solution:
Simply change the wording if possible to avoid the awkward construction:
Awkward: I have not yet seen any of the research company’s statistician’s data, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.
Better: I have not yet seen the data from the research company’s statistician, but until I have opportunity to review this, we need to defer all pricing changes.
