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Subject:Re: Common Errors in English From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"John Posada" <JPosada -at- isogon -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:41:55 -0500
John Posada wrote:
> 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.
In the first one, if you meant "nine years' experience," that is
correct. It needs the possessive, because what it is saying is "nine
years of experience."
