May 4, 2009 · Hi all, Which is correct expression, in the 1980s or in the 1980's? And is the needed? Much obliged!

Nov 9, 2007 · The 1980s' mentality towards AIDS was much different [note placement]. Or, if you're refering to a single year, you could say, 1980's theme song was "All I do is love".

Oct 31, 2015 · Being set in the 1980s is being treated as a quality of the movie that we are describing, just like being in black and white. We are not telling of the past event when the writer gave it a 1980s …

Jul 5, 2020 · I was watching last night and saw a description of a man as being “mid 20’s”. Is an apostrophe required when mentioning someone’s age? I thought “mid 20s” (without the apostrophe) …

Aug 11, 2016 · "The '80s" is short for "the 1980s" in most contexts, though if one were writing a history of the 19th century, it might be short for "the 1880s." As you can tell from the previous paragraph, I …

Apr 14, 2011 · Moderator note: There are many threads on this subject in addition to the one pointed out by Rover. I am closing this thread to avoid duplication. You are free to add posts to the open threads: …

Nov 30, 2005 · 1)This early 1980s incident made headlines "at the time". (You have an ongoing discussion about some "time".) 2)This early 1980s incident made headlines "at the time" that Alex …

Nov 3, 2009 · In the 1970s and 1980s, the political and military stalemate between the superpowers diverted their mutual hostility into immensely destructive proxy wars which created millions of refugees.

May 23, 2007 · En México se suele utilizar la frase "estoy que me lleva Pifas", que se usa cuando estamos molestos, con muchos problemas o en aprietos. Recientemente una amiga me preguntó si …

Apr 25, 2017 · A couple hours ago, I was googling some words on my dictionary and came across this sentence. 'The artifact dates to the Bronze Age.' (source : Bronze Age - Definition for English …