Posted by snackonmms on 30/May/2001 at 19:13:
In Reply to: as a one-time English teechir, I heartily concur , TOB.. .....>> posted by DocHector on 30/May/2001 at 19:07:
But there's no apostrophe between 70 and s if you're saying the 1970s, as in "The 70s was a great decade for the Ford Cortina!" I know why people do it, they think the ' goes instead of the ie in sevenIEs, but it's wrong. It's just 70s. It would be 1970's if you were to say: "1970's greatest event was..." referring to an event in the year 1970.
How's the Tadpole story going? I've lost the thread on it.
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: as trainee teachers in the early 70's, we were never taught to teach or to teach grammar or spelling.
: It was always assumed that this was taught in primary schools by teachers there . Consequently, when 70's and 80's teachers were out on strike and in general having fun in pubs, the present generation's parents missed out.
: and, so it now goes on .
: H.
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