[Vocabulary] worth of notes

[maiabulela]

A and B are talking about a new "order entry system" and B is not conviced and says that who designed the software is an idiot.

B: "Yesterday, I lost 20 minutes worth of notes. I don't have 20
minutes to lose"

What is the meaning of "worth of notes"?

Thanks a lot.

 

[Raymott]

A and B are talking about a new "order entry system" and B is not conviced and says that who designed the software is an idiot.

B: "Yesterday, I lost 20 minutes worth of notes. I don't have 20
minutes to lose"

What is the meaning of "worth of notes"?

Thanks a lot.

No, it's "20 minutes worth".
A: How much notes did you lose?
B: 20 minutes worth!
- that is, the amount of notes that it took twenty minutes to write.

 

[5jj]

Some of us die-hards would put an apostrophe after minutes:

20 minutes' worth of...

 

[maiabulela]

No, it's "20 minutes worth".
A: How much notes did you lose?
B: 20 minutes worth!
- that is, the amount of notes that it took twenty minutes to write.

Mmmmmmm... you mean "I've lost some notes that took me 20 minutes to write"????? Is that it?

Thanks.

 

[Barb_D]

Mmmmmmm... you mean "I've lost some notes that took me 20 minutes to write"????? Is that it?

Thanks.

Yes, you have it exactly!