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BulbulTada Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Apostrophe s: 40 pounds' fine?
1) How to spell '£40 fine' - is it "forty pounds' fine" with an apostrophe s, or "forty pounds fine"?
2) Similarly, is it - "6 months' jail" or "6 months jail"?
I think it should be "forty pounds' fine" and "6 months' jail".
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BulbulTada 1) How to spell '£40 fine' - is it "forty pounds' fine" with an apostrophe s, or "forty pounds fine"? "6 month s ' jail" or "6 month s jail"? No.
- BulbulTada 1) How to spell '£40 fine' - is it "forty pounds' fine" with an apostrophe s, or "forty pounds fine"?
- "6 month s ' jail" or "6 month s jail"?
- No.
- A £40 fine (a forty-pound fine) A 6-month jail sentence or 6 months in jail
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BulbulTada1) How to spell '£40 fine' - is it "forty pounds' fine" with an apostrophe s, or "forty pounds fine"? "6 months' jail" or "6 months jail"?
No.
A £40 fine (a forty-pound fine)
A 6-month jail sentence or 6 months in jail
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