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Rosalama Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Decades, numbers and apostrophes

0If I say The 1980s Popular Cluture, and I am referring to the whole decade, do I need an apostrophe?02br
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00What's the difference between 1980s, 1980's, 1980s', 80s, 80's?02br
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00Which do I use and when?02br
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00please help!0-
  

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0 Hi Rosalama02br 02br 00No answer to your question will please everybody. 02i 02br 02br 00Choose yourself. 02i 02br 02br 00I may never have seen it, though.

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  • 0 Hi Rosalama02br 02br 00No answer to your question will please everybody.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Choose yourself.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00I may never have seen it, though.
  • As far as I am concerned, it is correct.
  • English is a mess in this respect, which pretty much gives you a free hand to write it in any way you choose.
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0 Hi Rosalama02br
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00No answer to your question will please everybody. Many people think no apostrophe should be used in your expressions:02br
01i00in the 1980s02i02br
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00The plural genitive is formed by adding an apostrophe after the plural s, so the genitive should be:02br
01i00I don't like the 1980s'
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