Date   : Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:39:03 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: Signitures

Andrew W <a.weston2@...> wrote:
> So you're saying it's wrong in English to write something like 1970's?
 
If you mean "of or pertaining to the year 1970", that is correct. If you
mean "the years 1970 to 1979", it's wrong. It is "1970s" in exactly the
same way as "cats" or "computers".
 
> I thought apostrophes were used to indicate abbreviations like 'til or
> fish 'n' chips?
 
Those are both correct, tho' they are not abbreviations, they are
omissions.
 
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