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- Baskerville0
It's B
because the experience belongs to the 40 years (which is plural)
If it was 1 year of experience it would be "1 year's experience"
But since you can't say: 40 years's you have to say: 40 years'
easy
- mikotondria20
that's what the "//" was for :)
- determinedmoth0
differently is an adverb, all americans who omit LY from their adverbs need a cattle-prodding
mikotondria2
(Jan 13 06, 08:07)*Cheers
- paraselene0
i wouldn't take advice from a man who doesn't know the difference between there, their and they're.
- mikotondria20
It's A:
The s is pluarising the year, rather than being used to show posession.
There is no posession happening..
You wouldnt say 'A 1 year's hiatus', or 'A one week's holiday', it is simply plural.
A.The answer is A.
If other people tell you differentLY (differently is an adverb, all americans who omit LY from their adverbs need a cattle-prodding), then there wrong.(//there..)
- paraselene0
ugly?
incorrect is ugly.
- quoo0
a.
b is ugly.
if it's really bothering you, say 40 years of experience
- JazX0
Firty Yeers Expearance
You were applying south of the Mason-Dixon line correct?
- rasko40
I like to know my mother language as well as possible kelpie, as I know no other.
but I guess that doesn't concern scottish folk, imagine, the scots and they have to speak english!!
*dodges glasgae kess
- the-saint0
I withdraw my first answer.. It's definatly B
Sorry..
- gruntt0
just write "Shit man, I've done that for 40 years"
problem solved.
- kelpie0
who cares?
fucking swots.
- mr_snuggles0
my world has been shattered...
- paraselene0
rnh!
perhaps you shouldn't pay me any mind. i can't even type today.
a week's pay!
thereby an adjective!
but the posessive is there.
- the-saint0
It's not B. It's A
- paraselene0
it is b because "four years' time" or "a weeks' pay" is using the time period as a posessive and thereby and adjective. four years' worth of time.
get me?
- rasko40
I would say a aswell, I see no reason for a possesive.
but I wouldn't want to argue with paraselene, she's a bit of a nazi eh?
- normal0
i would say a, it's non-possessive in the singular and the plural therefore no apostrophe.
- determinedmoth0
According to MSOutlook, it's a).
IRNlun6
(Jan 13 06, 07:57)You might as well not bother at all...
- kelpie0
mibbe