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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophe

I recalled the seventies' hit.

I am assuming apostrophe is necessary after seventies. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Thank you.
  

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I would not use an apostrophe. I think in this case "seventies" can serve as an attributive noun.

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  • I would not use an apostrophe.
  • I think in this case "seventies" can serve as an attributive noun.
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I would not use an apostrophe. I think in this case "seventies" can serve as an attributive noun.
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... as in The 1978 hit 'Boom-boom a Bing-bang'. Definitely no apostrophe there.
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I am confused. Isn't it possessive case? Hit song of the eighties is eighties' hit song?
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AnonymousI am confused. Isn't it possessive case? Hit song of the eighties is eighties' hit song?
You can analyse it that way, but in practice the apostrophe seems over-fussy. It's a bit like saying "bus's stop" instead of "bus stop", for instance. At least, this is my opinion.
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