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  1. 18-Jan-2012, 01:44 #1
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    Default possessive '

    Which of the following are correct please:

    in two weeks time
    in two weeks' time

    the students union
    the students' union
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    Default Re: possessive '

    Two week's time

    The student union
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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