Originally posted by OwlHoot
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Thinking about it a bit more, what you mean in your first example is "10 years of Java experience", but you've omitted the "of". You're expressing a quantity, and you don't say "five's apples", or "two pint's of milk".
Ten men's strength, doesn't have the implied "of". "Ten men of strength" would mean something different, and "ten men" by itself isn't a quantity of strength.
So the second example isn't the same.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostTen men's strength, or The strength of ten men. Clearly posesssion.
Do the years own the Java experience?
"I have ten years of experience"
"I have the experience of ten years"
In both cases the experience derives from the years, so there's no semantic difference. But grammatically, yes, in the second version the years "own" the experience.
So just as you agree that "I have the strength of ten men" expressed as "I have ten men's strength" has an apostrophe, so the second form should have one when expressed as "I have ten years' experience".
BUT, if you interpret the OP's sentence as the first form above, with the "of" dropped, out of laziness or something, then no it doesn't have an apostrophe. So in that sense the whole question is a bit subjective.
Oh I do love grammatical nit picking on a saturday morning, or any time.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostLet's ditch the "Java", and consider two sentences:
"I have ten years of experience"
"I have the experience of ten years"
You could say "I have the experience of ten men", or "I have ten men's experience". The difference is "ten men" isn't a quantity of experience, but "ten years" is.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostSince when do you use apostrophe's for plural nouns? Apostrophe's are for possession or for contractions; neither applies here.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostThere are 4 badgers. The badgers' feet are small. Isn't this correct?Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
But the second one is gramatically incorrect. It makes no sense to use a quantity like that; it's like saying "I have the milk of two pints".
Whether it makes practical sense has no bearing on the grammar.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostCorrect since years is a plural? Or no apostrophe at all?If you have to add a , it isn't funny. HTH. LOL.Comment
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostThat seems right to me, what about this one:
If I have an acronym, such as 'NDA', where the pronunciation starts with a vowel (en-dee-ay), is it correct to write 'I'll agree to sign an NDA'? Is it the same way in speech? Strictly speaking shouldn't it be written 'a NDA' and spoken 'an NDA'?
It gets more complex if you have an acronym which could be pronounced in two different ways, e.g. SQL (see-quel, or ess-queue-ell).
To be honest, I wouldn't fuss too much - if anyone says anything, blame it on the dodgy keyboard.If you have to add a , it isn't funny. HTH. LOL.Comment
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