The Good, the Mad & the Lovely

Berni888

fairclaire wrote: »

It's as the expantion at the bottom says....

Apostrophes are used in time expressions such as 2 days' leave.

When it is one measure of time, the apostrophe goes before the s (e.g., one day's pay). When it is more than one measure of time, it goes afterwards (e.g., two days' pay).

The normal rules of grammar don't apply when the subject is time. HTH

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

Which one did you choose?

The first one is correct.

Thanks Peeps


My responses were 1 & 2 (had 2 questions to answer where to put the apostrophe) and I can't see that I answered them incorrectly given the explanation.I will be 30 in two years’ time
I will be 29 in one year’s time :huh:

MrsBartolozzi

fairclaire wrote: »

It's as the expantion at the bottom says....

Apostrophes are used in time expressions such as 2 days' leave.

When it is one measure of time, the apostrophe goes before the s (e.g., one day's pay). When it is more than one measure of time, it goes afterwards (e.g., two days' pay).

The normal rules of grammar don't apply when the subject is time. HTH

So they are both right then. ie 2 years' time; 1 year's time.


To the OP maybe it was one of the questions where you have to pick the incorrect one rather than the correct one and so they are all correct bar one? I get caught out by those ones.:cool:

fairclaire

Berni888 wrote: »

Thanks Peeps


My responses were 1 & 2 (had 2 questions to answer where to put the apostrophe) and I can't see that I answered them incorrectly given the explanation.I will be 30 in two years’ time
I will be 29 in one year’s time :huh:

Oh I thought you'd got it incorrect and couldn't see why? Hmmm....maybe it's broken?

bubbs

Lidl offers 28-29th dec, thanks to lynsey

Lidl half-price weekend offers Sat. 28th - Sun. 29th December.
Last of the weekend offers for 2013.

Bacon medallions (smoked or unsmoked) 200g - now 94p
Branston baked beans (4 pack) - now £1
Mushrooms (closed cup) 350g - now 42p.

December has been one of the better months this year for myself.

Still waiting for the meatballs to come back on offer though.

Lynsey

aau1

Does everyone know. £10 off fragrance shop, no minimum spend is back on o2

Berni888

Thanks so much MrsBartolozzi, I'm in need of caffeine intravenously anyhow and this was doing my noggin in as I thought I was right and their explanation appeared to confirm it but I ....well enough said I'll have to retake the test to see if it was indeed which is wrong...but perhaps tomorrow think I'm fried and need to switch off the computer Cheers for the responses y'all

David.

Tinyshoes wrote: »

I am so hoping DD1s baby does not arrive early I have my lists organised for next 3 days and hope I can fit it all in.

I should really be trying to get ahead of myself. But old habits die hard. I only give the impression of being organised behind the scenes everything is chaos. :rotfl:

Get on with those lists girl :cool:

vanilla_twist

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Been playing with different bow styles but bow maker is useless.

In dire need of disney cars paper has anyone seen any please?
V x

thick_tom

Twelve of the finest (unintentional) double-entendres ever aired on British TV and radio


1. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - 'This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.'

2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator - 'Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.'

3. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - 'And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria . I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!'

4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - 'Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew.'

5. US PGA Commentator - 'One of the reasons Arnie ( Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them ..... Oh my god !! What have I just said??'

6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: 'You'd eat beaver if you could get it.'

7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, 'So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?' Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!

8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: 'Ballesteros is feeling great today after a 69 yesterday.'

9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on 'Look North' said: 'There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this. '

10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on 'Sky Sports': 'Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets.'

11. Michael Buerk on watching Philippa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: 'They seem cold out there. They're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts.'

12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: 'Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny; other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.'

bubbs

vanilla_twist wrote: »

Sorry think image is sideways and don't know how to rotate.


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Been playing with different bow styles but bow maker is useless.

In dire need of disney cars paper has anyone seen any please?
V x

They look lovely:T:T:T no sorry not seen cars paper but then again not looked:rotfl: