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- Baskerville0
40 years hardwork or
40 years' hardwork ?5 inches width ? or
5 inches' widthIt's just plural.
mikotondria2
(Jan 13 06, 08:28--------------------------
urrgnnh * does the sticking tongue into bottom lip gesture.
Let me explain.
There is the phrase 40 years: this refers to 40 1 year periods. It is a plural.
There is the word experience. This word refers to the passing of time.
Therefore the phrase 40 years' experince is talking about the experience that has accrued of the 40 years. It therfore belongs to that time period (without the time, the experience wouldn't exist).
So it is 40 years' experience (option B)
as I said before it can't be years's because that is just to many Ss for an englishman like myself.
Thanks Para for also being correct!
- kelpie0
Baskerville you are such a swot, I will take great pleasure in releeving u of ur lunch money and traners
- determinedmoth0
Their we're then.
- brooke0
There's no possession. It's A.
Damn, haha.
- paraselene0
Baskerville you are such a swot, I will take great pleasure in releeving u of ur lunch money and traners
kelpie
(Jan 13 06, 08:42)haha. you're gonna have to get past me and my breadknife, kelpie.
- kelpie0
did you get his arm? I'm up 50 big ones if you got his arm...
- Baskerville0
It's 5:15 on a friday afternoon. I'll do anything to avoid work. Even discuss the finer points of english grammar.
I was going to go to the pub after work but now all my beer money has been stolen :o(
- kelpie0
heheh braniac.
- kelpie0
that's me in the bottom right
- skt0
I'm the blonde on the left.
- kelpie0
red's not your colour dude. just sayin.
- skt0
- paraselene0
haha. i feel kind of honoured.
- blaw0
d) since 1966.
- KuzIII0
stupid people.
it's a)
the experience does not belong to the 40 years. It is 40 years worth of experience.
- kelpie0
haha skt
- blaw0
- kelpie0
I find him worrying enough in 2D ;)
have a good weekend one and all.
- paraselene0
kuz, i would think you'd know better than to fuck with me on this one.
besides, baskerville is that kind of a guy. i might be insane, but he's definitely right.