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Old 13-May-2008, 18:19
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Default apostrophe for decades, e.g., 1980's

Does one use an apostrophe when writing formally or informally for decades?
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Default Re: apostrophe for decades, e.g., 1980's

Some people use it, some people don't. I don't. There is no correct formal or informal position.
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