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Is the headline of the NYT Times article How to Be a C.E.O., From a Decade’s Worth of Them, an incorrect use of the apostrophe that this society is rallying aga
by fingerlocks 7y ago
Is the headline of the NYT Times article How to Be a C.E.O., From a Decade’s Worth of Them, an incorrect use of the apostrophe that this society is rallying against?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/business/how-to-be-a-ceo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/business/how-to-be-a-ceo....
- larnmar 7y agoNo. There is something wrong with that headline, but the apostrophe is not it.
- fingerlocks 7y agoThe decade has possession of the experience? A decade of worth is also correct, sans the possessive noun.
- larnmar 7y ago“A decade worth” or “a decade’s worth” would be fine, “a decades worth” would not. If it still doesn’t sound right to you, try “in a year’s time”.
- fingerlocks 7y agoA “year” is possessive in your example, but “decade” is more ambiguous.
- praptak 7y agoIs it not a correct use of the apostrophe to denote possession?
- Stratoscope 7y agoYes, but not when it's "its". For example, if there is an autonomous writing machine, its words are not praptak's words nor mine.
- praptak 7y agoAgreed but I was referring specifically to the title. Its only apostrophe is the one in "decade's", which seems correct to me.
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- Stratoscope 7y agoAh, we were talking about two different articles, sorry for the mixup. I was thinking of the Apostrophe Society article, which calls out "it's" vs. "its". Yes, of course the use of "Decade's" is correct in the article title you're referring to.