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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
I was born in the '80s.
1) I was born in the 80s.
2) I was born in the '80s.
3) I was born in the 80's.
4) I was born in the 80s'.
All of them are familiar, but I think that the second one is the correct one. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and take good care.
2) I was born in the '80s.
3) I was born in the 80's.
4) I was born in the 80s'.
All of them are familiar, but I think that the second one is the correct one. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and take good care.
Top answer
Yes, you're right. The third one is widely used, but incorrect. There has been a similar question about "That '70s Show" The apostrophe indicates that some character(s) have been left out; in this case, it's the 19 part of 1980 .
- Yes, you're right.
- The third one is widely used, but incorrect.
- There has been a similar question about "That '70s Show" The apostrophe indicates that some character(s) have been left out; in this case, it's the 19 part of 1980 .
- There is no apostrophe before the s because the s indicates a plural, not a possessive or omitted character(s).
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Yes, you're right. The third one is widely used, but incorrect.
There has been a similar question about "That '70s Show"
The apostrophe indicates that some character(s) have been left out; in this case, it's the 19 part of 1980.
There is no apostrophe before the s because the s indicates a plural, not a possessive or omitted character(s).
There has been a similar question about "That '70s Show"
The apostrophe indicates that some character(s) have been left out; in this case, it's the 19 part of 1980.
There is no apostrophe before the s because the s indicates a plural, not a possessive or omitted character(s).
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