Oct 11, 2013 · If 1980s' is used, it indicates possession for the entire decade. If "1980s" is used, it's referring to all the years in that decade but not in a possessive manner. The only reason an apostrophe would be used in the latter instance is in the shortened version, e.g.

Aug 7, 2009 · 1980s = '80s Also, it's 30s, 50s, etc., if you're talking about someone's age: "I got married when I was in my 30s." The only time you would use an apostrophe is to form the plural of a single letter: "There are three e's in the word element." As an example: I bought a lot of CDs in the '80s (or 1980s), when I was in my 20s. I hope this helps ...

Oct 13, 2010 · The Columbia Guide to Standard American English by Kenneth G. Wilson and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English usage both recognize the apostrophe used to make the plural of numbers as standard usage, though rarer than the apostrophe-less version.

Sep 21, 2014 · Hello, Is there any difference between "The town hall's lofty tower dates from the fourteenth century." and "The town hall's lofty tower dates back to the...

Sep 10, 2018 · I don't see that your nos. 1 and 2 actually mean anything, unless you want to say perhaps that in the 1980s he collected paintings, then in the 1990s he sold them all and bought sculptures, and after 2000 he went back to collecting paintings again.

Dec 10, 2017 · Investigator: Didn't he used to work with you in the 1980s? Suspect: Oh, yes. I've just remembered. It's coming back to me now. He was dismissed for misusing the photocopier. But I still can't remember his name. That's quite different from this other example: I remember my first day at secondary school. I was so nervous, I could never forget it.

May 13, 2005 · The 1980s, never the 1980's. Remember it is a plural, not a possessive and there is no missing letter. G.

Sep 7, 2009 · Goodmorning, Can someone tell me what the expression 'to give someone a flat tire' means? The context is: She stepped on the back of her loafer and gave her a flat tire, flattening the back of the worn leather so that Ruthie's foot came out of the shoe. many thanks in …

Dec 12, 2005 · If I remember right the "no-backbone" sense was extended - in the 1980s - to refer to those members of the British Conservative Party who advocated more moderate policies than those implemented by Mrs Thatcher, as in he's a Tory wet. I'm not sure whether it was Mrs Thatcher herself who first used the word in this sense. Carlo

Feb 9, 2012 · The rule in English is simple: the subject must agree with the verb in number. That rule also applies when we switch the subject and object: Sandwiches are my favorite food.