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Subject:RE: Common Errors in English From:"T. Word Smith" <techwordsmith -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:36:36 -0800 (PST)
Have you tried,
"I have fewer than 100 years of experience"?
LOL!! Sorry, couldn't resist.
Plural possessive or prepositional phrase works for
me.
Cheers,
Sean
--- John Posada <JPosada -at- isogon -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Speaking of English errors...
>
> Someone came from across the hall and asked about
> this use of the
> possessive.
>
> "I have over 9 year's experience."
> "I have over 9 years of experience."
>
> I say no possessive in either. He says yes to the
> first one.
>
=====
T.
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