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Subject:On possession and experience From:"Marlene J. Geary" <marlene -at- NECA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 27 Feb 1997 23:57:25 -0500
>Well, if folks don't want to use an apostrophe with years why not say
>"two years of experience in such-and-such"?
>
>
>Diane Williams
>Walcoff & Associates, Inc.
>Technical Editor/Writer
>OSD, DOT&E
>DWilliams -at- dote -dot- osd -dot- mil
Ayup. That's the one I'd use. The possession is already established by the
"of". Why use an apostrophe?
(And YES, I put the period outside of the quotation mark.)
Marlene
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