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Jtupper Posted 21 years ago
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"Just a few minutes drive" or "Just a few minutes' drive"
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Hello Jtupper Michael Swan wrote “ten minutes’ walk” in his “Basic English Usage”. So “a few minutes’ drive” should be more correct for writing. But actually many native speakers write “a few minutes drive”.
- Hello Jtupper Michael Swan wrote “ten minutes’ walk” in his “Basic English Usage”.
- So “a few minutes’ drive” should be more correct for writing.
- But actually many native speakers write “a few minutes drive”.
- paco
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Hello Jtupper
Michael Swan wrote “ten minutes’ walk” in his “Basic English Usage”. So “a few minutes’ drive” should be more correct for writing. But actually many native speakers write “a few minutes drive”.
paco
Michael Swan wrote “ten minutes’ walk” in his “Basic English Usage”. So “a few minutes’ drive” should be more correct for writing. But actually many native speakers write “a few minutes drive”.
paco
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