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Mar 4 2009   10:11PM GMT

Plurals and possessives



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
apostrophes, Business writing, CIO, plurals and possessives, possession, Quiz, two month's or two months'
typing Which is correct?
According to your contract, you’re required to give _________ notice.
a. two weeks
b. two week’s
c. two weeks’

Answer: c
Two weeks is plural and two weeks’ notice is another way of saying a notice of two weeks, so the apostrophe is used to express possession.

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Stevegs  |   Mar 5, 2009  8:00 PM (GMT)

Why is there an apostrophe after the phrase “a notice of two weeks”? Please fix.

courtesy of the department of redundancy department


 

Ivy Wigmore  |   Mar 5, 2009  8:07 PM (GMT)

Oh, that would be because we totally missed and also failed to notice that typo. Fixed.

Thanks for catching it, Stevegs, and long live the DRD!