tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post308091985963925747..comments2022-11-13T01:04:37.061-08:00Comments on Publisher’s Round-up: Roaring 20's or Roaring 20s?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-65300289815640792642018-04-03T00:53:30.499-07:002018-04-03T00:53:30.499-07:00Yes... in my 20s is correct. Thanks to Tom for his...Yes... in my 20s is correct. Thanks to Tom for his reply. I later discovered further confirmation which I found in the BBC News style guide:<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journalism/news-style-guide" rel="nofollow">BBC News style guide</a><br /><br />Use digits, without apostrophes. for example: "Henry Hyde is now in his mid-40s". <br /><br />Thank you from IPT.IPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078519492374029302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-35094973513240085762018-04-02T10:56:00.136-07:002018-04-02T10:56:00.136-07:00For the "my twenties" (or "my [fill...For the "my twenties" (or "my [fill in the decade]"), I would vote to spell it out rather than use numerals, so to my liking you have it right the first time there: "my twenties." As for possession, that's in the "my" part, so you wouldn't be inserting an apostrophe in the "my 20s" any more than you would in the spelled out version. After all, would it feel correct to write it as "my twenty's" or "my twenties'"? Nah . . . but I prefer to stick to the spelled out version: "my twenties."<br /><br />Financial Times seems to like it spelled out: https://www.ft.com/content/d871188a-1a10-11e7-a266-12672483791a<br /><br />Whereas Huffington Post seems to prefer numerals: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/30/thirtysomethings_n_6219808.html<br /><br />Edited books generally follow Chicago Manual of Style on this and spell out the decade: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Numbers/faq0039.htmlTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339437656346986056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-44851963275124481992018-04-01T22:44:24.981-07:002018-04-01T22:44:24.981-07:00The roaring 20s is just a general statement but wh...The roaring 20s is just a general statement but what if we were to say My twenties, would we use an appostrophe? My twenties indicates a possessive. So, should it be my 20's? When I was in my 20's, blah, blah, blah. IPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078519492374029302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-14888290722993870402017-12-03T10:39:55.934-08:002017-12-03T10:39:55.934-08:00@Deborah Smith
I'd argue that in the case of ...@Deborah Smith<br /><br />I'd argue that in the case of "The Smith's" it's merely an ellipsis of "The Smith's House (or Home or Residence etc.)" and hence the apostrophe is justified. In other words the genitive construction is implied by the context; and as such it is clear that this is the house of The Smiths.Babbeylonnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-87720267027755062642015-05-17T17:18:10.942-07:002015-05-17T17:18:10.942-07:00I'd go with "none of the above." The...I'd go with "none of the above." The correct answer should be Roaring '20s. The apostrophe taking the place of the missing 19.Erik Larsenhttp://www.savagedragon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-74305626019829666782014-03-31T10:58:59.598-07:002014-03-31T10:58:59.598-07:00I was taught at the academy for the Grammar Police...I was taught at the academy for the Grammar Police, not the Grammar Mafia. "20" and "twenty" are two (2) ways of expressing the exact same thing. If one wouldn't say "roaring twenty's," why would they say "roaring 20's"? People in my neighborhood mistakenly say "ideal" when they should say "idea." If it is your contention that, since this error has been passed from one generation to the next for countless years, it is now acceptable? <br /><br />Apostrophe's (well, why NOT?) are also an annoyance when they are used on signs that identify the resident or residents of a dwelling-place. It irks me to see signs identifying the residents as "The Smith's," for example.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15813856219766526921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-12836838153764146322014-01-29T13:55:23.673-08:002014-01-29T13:55:23.673-08:00Also see my post from May 2011: "The third wa...Also see my post from May 2011: "<a href="http://wmjasco.blogspot.com/2011/05/third-way-apostophes-as-visual.html" rel="nofollow">The third way: apostophes as visual separators</a>"Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339437656346986056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-35124864552346422362012-08-23T18:00:15.178-07:002012-08-23T18:00:15.178-07:00I think this is all the more confusing for people ...I think this is all the more confusing for people these days because it is apparently considered proper in UK English to use apostrophes in 20’s, 50’s, 80’s, CD's, DVD's and so on, as they seem to be considered to follow the same rule as contractions. So as with spellings, apostrophe usage varies depending on what side of the pond you're from.Cornelius Sneedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465196628091207531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491523739371675288.post-74354715537371341092012-05-19T05:15:35.718-07:002012-05-19T05:15:35.718-07:00Far too many apostrophes in this world of ours tod...Far too many apostrophes in this world of ours today. Far too many unnecessary apostrophes as well.<br /><br />The apostrophe in 1980's is just unnecessary - although I grant you we see quite a bit of it being used in older writings.<br /><br />In school (in the 1960s and 70s) I (painfully) remember we were punished for using apostrophes like that.thenakedlistenerhttp://thenakedlistener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com