2006-12-16 13:32:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
What if I say a man is in his 70-s?
2006-12-16 13:49:49 · update #1
I use 70's
2006-12-16 13:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by nanc5979 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The correct form is 70s. No apostrophe. It is not possessive.
e.g. That happened back in the 70s. My uncle is in his 70s.
2006-12-16 13:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
70's: Since you have an apostrophe, you're denoting that something belongs in the 1970s.
70s: Plural of 70. This is what you use when you refer to the decade.
2006-12-16 13:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by Walter 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The most common use for a decade marker is the 70's. To be considered part of that decade is to be possessed by that decade because it is from that decade.
When a person is in their seventies, the grammatical form of the number is to be spelled.
2006-12-17 04:52:53 · answer #4 · answered by bird_brain_88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋