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Pedants' corner

Apostrophe query - when something is going to happen in the future.

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BroccoliSpears · 21/02/2008 18:15

In a months time?

In a month's time?

In a months' time?

I don't really think it's the third one, I only included it for completeness. But does the time belong to the month? And does that mean the second one is right?

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LIZS · 21/02/2008 18:18

2nd - month is singular and it is possessive, "in two months' time" for the plural

PortAndLemon · 21/02/2008 18:23

In a month's time. Or in three months' time.

BroccoliSpears · 21/02/2008 18:31

Excellent. Thank you.

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UnquietDad · 22/02/2008 16:00

viz. "Two Weeks' Notice", which should have been the correct title of the film for which Lynne Truss went round defacing posters.

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