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One months notice
One months notice
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One month's notice
How does that work then?
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One month's notice
How does that work then?
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[/nq] The second is correct. e. it's a possessive.
- [/nq] The second is correct.
- e.
- it's a possessive.
- John Hall You can divide people into two categories: those who divide people into two categories and those who don't
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[nq:1]One months notice or One month's notice How does that work then?[/nq]
The second is correct. It's equivalent to "notice of one month", i.e. it's a possessive.
John Hall
You can divide people into two categories:
those who divide people into two categories and those who don't
The second is correct. It's equivalent to "notice of one month", i.e. it's a possessive.
John Hall
You can divide people into two categories:
those who divide people into two categories and those who don't
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According to the Guardian stylebook, "use apostrophes in phrases such as in two days' time .. where the time period (two days) modifies a noun
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[nq:1]According to the Guardian stylebook, "use apostrophes in phrases such as in two days' time .. where the time period ... (modifying an adjective such as pregnant..)". Notice in this case is a noun so it would be one month's notice.[/nq]
The advice is certainly correct - but I'm not convinced by the reasoning.
John Briggs
The advice is certainly correct - but I'm not convinced by the reasoning.
John Briggs
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[nq:2]According to the Guardian stylebook, "use apostrophes in phrasessuch as ... is a noun so it would be one month's notice.[/nq]
[nq:1]The advice is certainly correct - but I'm not convinced by thereasoning.[/nq]
It's a possessive-type case expressing the notion "notice OF (time period)".
A simpler test is to ask yourself how you would express it were the period just one month. If y
[nq:1]The advice is certainly correct - but I'm not convinced by thereasoning.[/nq]
It's a possessive-type case expressing the notion "notice OF (time period)".
A simpler test is to ask yourself how you would express it were the period just one month. If y
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[nq:2]The advice is certainly correct - but I'm not convinced by the reasoning.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's a possessive-type case expressing the notion "notice OF (time period)".[/nq]
Yes, I know. But I wonder if that's what they mean by "modifies a noun".
[nq:1]A simpler test is to ask yourself how you would express it were the period just one month. If you use one month then it's adverbial (no
[nq:1]It's a possessive-type case expressing the notion "notice OF (time period)".[/nq]
Yes, I know. But I wonder if that's what they mean by "modifies a noun".
[nq:1]A simpler test is to ask yourself how you would express it were the period just one month. If you use one month then it's adverbial (no
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You'd be right not to be convinced it IS adjectival. That's when the apostrophe is required.
Perhaps this is the best way to tie my rule in with the Guardian's: when the period modifies a noun, it's adjectival and represents " OF " possessive in form and requiring the apostrophe; when, on the other hand, the period modifies an adjective, it's adverbial and represents " FOR " not possessive in
Perhaps this is the best way to tie my rule in with the Guardian's: when the period modifies a noun, it's adjectival and represents " OF " possessive in form and requiring the apostrophe; when, on the other hand, the period modifies an adjective, it's adverbial and represents " FOR " not possessive in
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