Grammar question

[d000hg]

Yes. Next.

So you're wrong then. OK.

[VectraMan]

So you're wrong then. OK.

Except for the fact I was right.

[Platypus]

It's:

I have ten years' experience

with an apostrophe.

This example is all over the internet and the apostrophe is correct. Which is what I first thought FWIW.

However, if you have 10 years of experience, there is no apostrophe.

Best explanation I found is here:
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/b...-or-years.html

Case closed.

[OwlHoot]

It's:

I have ten years' experience

with an apostrophe.

This example is all over the internet and the apostrophe is correct. Which is what I first thought FWIW.

However, if you have 10 years of experience, there is no apostrophe.

Best explanation I found is here:
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/b...-or-years.html

Case closed.

WHS

[stek]

"Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is a good book. Dunno if it was mentioned...

[Peoplesoft bloke]

It's:

I have ten years' experience

with an apostrophe.

This example is all over the internet and the apostrophe is correct. Which is what I first thought FWIW.

However, if you have 10 years of experience, there is no apostrophe.

Best explanation I found is here:
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/b...-or-years.html

Case closed.

Crikey - you live and learn eh?

[Gonzo]

That's a relief. I started reading this thread thinking that my CV had been wrong all these years but it turns out I was right all along.

[wurzel]

Most CVs I read these days say "I am having 10 years java"

[OrangeHopper]

"Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is a good book. Dunno if it was mentioned...

Page 41.

It [the apostrophe] indicates time or quantity:
In one week's time
Four yards' worth
Two weeks' notice

[dang65]

That's a relief. I started reading this thread thinking that my CV had been wrong all these years but it turns out I was right all along.

Your CV had all these years' rightness, you mean?