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Subject:Re: Resumes and SMEs, Years v. Years' From:rose -at- ITLS -dot- COM Date:Thu, 27 Feb 1997 08:32:57 -0500
Joanna Sheldon says:
> Just the way (as I pointed out in an earlier message) "three days' work"=
> "the work of three days," and so on.
>
So if I don't want to be lazy and use the apostrophe, I should say:
"I have experience of two years in clear and effective writing."
(Just kidding - at least I understand the issue now!)
Cheers,
Maurice Rose
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