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Grammar
Apostrophe usage
Do you say "In two years time" or "Two years' time"
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It should just be "In two years time" think of it as "In two years of time" Apostrophes Apostrophes Apostrophes and its it's ( Students: Commonly faced problems )
- It should just be "In two years time" think of it as "In two years of time" Apostrophes Apostrophes Apostrophes and its it's ( Students: Commonly faced problems )
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Shouldn't it be "in two years' time"? As in "in two years' worth of time"? One of those random possessives that don't seem to make sense but exist anyway?
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Well, the reason for my answer was:
Jim's Dog = The dog of Jim
Years' time = The time of years ::therefore:: Two years' time = Two times of years? <> Two years of time.
Would you say "three cups' of sugar" or "three days' time"? I can't see any reason for the apostrophe.
I'm 80-20 on this one.
Jim's Dog = The dog of Jim
Years' time = The time of years ::therefore:: Two years' time = Two times of years? <> Two years of time.
Would you say "three cups' of sugar" or "three days' time"? I can't see any reason for the apostrophe.
I'm 80-20 on this one.
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You would say "three cups of sugar." But you would say "three days' time." Which would mean not "three times of days" but "the time of three days." Or "the time of two years." Etc.
I am 100% certain of this. May the best man win.
I am 100% certain of this. May the best man win.
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Rechecking the grammar books it's three days' time, two years' time etc.
Apostrophe after the plural time expresion. It doesn't look too natural but that's what a couple of my grammar books say.
Apostrophe after the plural time expresion. It doesn't look too natural but that's what a couple of my grammar books say.
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I'd say it's "two years' time" as mentioned above.
The problem is that English loses its s-Genitive more and more, today, it's commonly confined to the usage with beings or in fixed expressions, otherwise it's replaced by an of-phrase.
So you would say "three cups of sugar" instead of "three cups' sugar" (without "of" because this of would already be included in the s-Genitive
The problem is that English loses its s-Genitive more and more, today, it's commonly confined to the usage with beings or in fixed expressions, otherwise it's replaced by an of-phrase.
So you would say "three cups of sugar" instead of "three cups' sugar" (without "of" because this of would already be included in the s-Genitive
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Sorry, hitchhiker,
I didn't want to throw anything at you - I was only guessing and referring to what I learnt and what I regarded to be an acceptable soloution -> I am often wrong you know, so maybe also this time!
I didn't want to throw anything at you - I was only guessing and referring to what I learnt and what I regarded to be an acceptable soloution -> I am often wrong you know, so maybe also this time!
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I'm having trouble with correct apostrophe usage. I am struggling with the following 2 sentences:
After reading the Berkshire Hathaway annual reports (reports') I discovered other important works (works') by Benjamin Graham and Philip Fisher. These texts (texts') revealed how little I knew about investing, which lead me to books(books') covering topics ranging from business analysis to
After reading the Berkshire Hathaway annual reports (reports') I discovered other important works (works') by Benjamin Graham and Philip Fisher. These texts (texts') revealed how little I knew about investing, which lead me to books(books') covering topics ranging from business analysis to
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No apostrophes anywhere!
All the forms you mentioned are nominative-plural forms and no forms of the genitive case.
All the forms you mentioned are nominative-plural forms and no forms of the genitive case.
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