S sadra1400 Junior Member Joined Apr 6, 2022 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Persian Home Country Tajikistan Current Location UK May 18, 2022 #1 1990's VS 1990s Which one is correct for referring to a particular decade of a century? Is apostrophe necessary there? Last edited: May 18, 2022
1990's VS 1990s Which one is correct for referring to a particular decade of a century? Is apostrophe necessary there?
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 18, 2022 #2 sadra1400 said: 1990's or 1990s Which one is correct for referring to a particular decade of a century? Is an apostrophe necessary there? Click to expand... No, it isn't. (I don't use one.)
sadra1400 said: 1990's or 1990s Which one is correct for referring to a particular decade of a century? Is an apostrophe necessary there? Click to expand... No, it isn't. (I don't use one.)
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada May 18, 2022 #3 The apostrophe is not just unnecessary, it is wrong. The fact that many people use erroneous apostrophes does not make them correct.
The apostrophe is not just unnecessary, it is wrong. The fact that many people use erroneous apostrophes does not make them correct.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England May 19, 2022 #4 I'd write I bought a lot of records in the 1960s. I still have a lot of those 1960s' records.