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Trishieg Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Abbreviating Decades
Should one use a preceding apostrophe when abbreviating decades (e.g. I was born in the '50s) or is this unnecessary?
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You should use it. The apostrophe stands in for the missing digits, which in this case are the 1 and 9 of the 1950s. People will often write it as the 50's, but this is incorrect.
- You should use it.
- The apostrophe stands in for the missing digits, which in this case are the 1 and 9 of the 1950s.
- People will often write it as the 50's, but this is incorrect.
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You should use it. The apostrophe stands in for the missing digits, which in this case are the 1 and 9 of the 1950s. People will often write it as the 50's, but this is incorrect.
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