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"4 days' annual leave"
Have I got it right?
Have I got it right?
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Punctuation is not my strong point but don't think you need an apostrophe?
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Yep. The way to check if s' is required is to change it to the singular. "1 day's annual leave" sounds right and "1 day annual leave" sounds wrong, so logically an apostrpohe is required in plural cases too, and plural apostrophes always go after the s.
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"Yep" was to OP.
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one week's time
two weeks' time Both above are correct because the time belongs to the week, ie it is possessive. I thought it might be something like that but not sure now. "days worth of annual leave" does that mean possessive? |
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Thanks Patra.
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Words of wisdom from me
 Learn something new every day, thanks also Patra. |
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I'm with Oval, don't see the need for an apostrophe.
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It's a plural, not possessive so no apostrophe I would say...
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"4 annual leave days" = defo no apostrophe.
"4 days' annual leave" = just feels like it needs an apostrophe imo. |
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I'm on the no apostrophe side.
The cook's annual leave The leave belongs to one cook. The cooks' annual leave. The leave belongs to several cooks. 4 days annual leave. The leave doesn't belong to days. |
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It would help if petrathe cat compared like with like..so
`one days annual leave` sounds right and `one day`s annual leave also sounds right one day annual leave of course doesn't no apostrophe needed. |
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There has been talk about scrapping the apostrophe altogether.
There's certainly a case for scrapping the possessive use of the apostrophe, simply because of the confusion it causes with road names. Like in the example above, what difference does it make? |
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I think rob-Dylan is correct by the way.
It's possessive by association. |
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He must be wrong then!
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I wouldn't use an apostrophe either Ovalman , just looks a bit daft used that way imo
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Rob is correct in his use of the apostrophe.
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one day`s annual leave but 4 days` annual leave.
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^yep.
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no apostrophe for me
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That contradict's your 15:55 post, lfc.
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contradicts.. no apos.
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It's a cracker.
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1.01 landed etc.
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I'm sure that wasn't intentional even for M D'H.
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Looks like it was.
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It was intentional. Was kinda hoping you'd be the one to jump on it, if I'm being honest!
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what if you were to say ' four days of annual leave'..would the inclusion of 'of' make any difference to the apostrophe requirement?
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This thread is near the top of google search.
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M D'H gets the prize for time waster of the week.
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I did high level English & a lot of the time was taught you could either use it or leave it & both would be correct
admittedly i was usually more focused on the teachers sexy legs though instead  |
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He had a good set of pins did he?
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I'm still in the no camp, although I'm wavering. Send a tw@t to the woman who wrote Eats, Shoots and Leaves - she has to know!
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"admittedly i was usually more focused on the teachers' sexy legs though instead"
I've added the apostrophe. |
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Ozymandius
I'd say no apostrophe needed there. |
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No to the use of an apostrophe, not MC's English teacher's legs.
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Actually it should be:
"admittedly i was usually more focused on the teacher's sexy legs though instead" I think. |
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Shouldn't that be teacher's?
I'm getting confused. |
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agreed, Dr Crippen, so perhaps if Rob were to include the 'of', that would be a safer way to go.
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