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RFI Cunamulla in a week's time

To: "Colin Driscoll" <>
Subject: RFI Cunamulla in a week's time
From: "Philip A. Veerman" <>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:47:37 +1000
Hi Colin,
"in a week's time" is the correct form. Why? As always the clue is to establish why the s is at the end of the word and that tells when and where to use an apostrophe. The s is at the end of the word because the week is possessive of the time (not plural), therefore you need the apostrophe. The a indicates singular, so the apostrophe goes before (not after) the s as otherwise it would be nonsensical: a weeks' would be confusing singular and plural.
 
Have fun at Cunamulla.
 
Philip 
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Driscoll <>
To: Birding-aus <>
Date: Saturday, 10 July 2004 11:08
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] RFI Cunamulla


Hi all...
I have the good fortune to need to spend a week in the Cunamulla district
QLD in a week's; weeks; or weeks' time. Any tips from those in-the-know; 'in
the know'; intheknow; or "in the know;" would be appreciated.
Cheers
Colin Driscoll

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