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How to name a written guide which grants you expert knowledge about a certain topic (after reading it).

Is it an

  • expert guide
  • experts guide
  • experts' guide
  • expert's guide
  • expert' guide
  • experts's guide

Also knowing why that's the case would be nice.

(what would be other tags but apostrophe?)

Ghoti
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    In (1) the guide is the expert. (2) See beginners guide. (3) and (4) See user's guide. (5) and (6) are simply wrong. You should have been shown the sidebar's "Related" questions when you posted this. Did you check any? – Andrew Leach Apr 30 '21 at 12:16
  • It wasn't listed there. Checked again, it was but not very high. Also I was not sure if the same rules apply to beginner and expert. – Ghoti Apr 30 '21 at 12:36
  • You're saying it's the guide that's expert, not its owner, so I'd call it "Expert Guide," "expert" describing the "guide." – Benjamin Harman Apr 30 '21 at 13:00
  • @AndrewLeach Sorry, I still don't know the correct answer. Both links only target (3 - experts') and (4 -expert's). Both links say each can work but (4 - expert's) would be the better case which you say is wrong. Also it's some other meaning than intended. The beginner's guide target one beginner at a time. My guide does not target an expert. It also target a beginner which want to become an expert. – Ghoti Apr 30 '21 at 13:07
  • @BenjaminHarman does this also work if the guide is not a person but just a written document? Can this be the expert too? – Ghoti Apr 30 '21 at 13:09
  • @Ghoti Sorry; I miscounted/mistyped. Each should be referenced exactly once in my first comment, now corrected. – Andrew Leach Apr 30 '21 at 13:18
  • "(Subject matter): Guide for becoming an expert" would be the most accurate title or subtitle. Don't be afraid to be precise at the expense of two or three words. – user8356 Apr 30 '21 at 13:24
  • @user8356 the topic name already itself is very long. It would also need a verb as well. Something like "Guide for becoming an expert in finding a super special topic" – Ghoti Apr 30 '21 at 13:41
  • << Beginners guide >> and << experts guide >> with the plural-form attributive (in sound mimicking the traditional possessive forms) are becoming more commonly seen today. I don't see these even mentioned in the previous threads, though << working mens clubs >> and << childrens clothing departments >> have been addressed. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 30 '21 at 14:26

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