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Evo25 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Year's experience

(1)I've three years' experinece of working wih young children.

(2)I've three years experinece of working with young children.

(3)I've three years working experince(s) with young chilren.

Do both of the sentences above are correct and have the same in meaning?
  

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(1) I've three years' exper ience (of) working wi t h young children. -- Traditionally and formally correct. (2) I've three years exper ience (of) working with young children.

— Mr Wordy

  • (1) I've three years' exper ience (of) working wi t h young children.
  • -- Traditionally and formally correct.
  • (2) I've three years exper ience (of) working with young children.
  • -- Many native speakers omit the apostrophe either because they don't realise that one could/should be used, because they think it looks fussy, or because they argue that "years" can function as an attributive noun.
  • As a result, this version is often seen, though I would personally recommend (1).
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(1) I've three years' experience (of) working with young children. -- Traditionally and formally correct.



(2) I've three years experience (of) working with young children. -- Many native speakers omit the apostrophe either because they don't realise that one could/should be used, because they think it looks fussy, or because they argue that "years" can func
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I would not contract the "I've" here either. It's the main verb of the sentence, not an auxiliary verb. This may be a personal preference or regional variation, but while I'll say "I've been" or "I've done," I wouldn't say "I've experience."
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Thanks for these explanations indeed.
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Mr Wordyworking experience
Do you mean in UK English you would use working, not work, in this case?
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