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Subject:Re: Common Errors in English From:"Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:19:01 +1100
Michael West wrote:
> John Posada wrote:
>> Speaking of English errors...
>>
>> Someone came from across the hall and asked about this use of the
>> possessive.
>>
>> "I have over 9 year's experience."
>> "I have over 9 years of experience."
>>
>> I say no possessive in either. He says yes to the first one.
>
>
> Those are both correct as they stand,
> though "more than" is preferable to "over".
> The first version requires the possessive,
> the second does not.
Oh, God. I'll just go soak my head.
The first needs to be plural possessive -- "years' ".
