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14 Nov 2024 18:29:04 EST (-0500)
  Re: It's a riddle  
From: Orchid XP v7
Date: 7 Feb 2008 16:28:09
Message: <47ab77e9$1@news.povray.org>
John VanSickle wrote:

>> I'm loving how they mix "week's" and "weeks'". Mmm, nice grammar.
> 
> Actually, they write "week's" when referring to one week, and "weeks'" 
> when referring to more than one week, and since these are in the 
> possessive, their usage is correct.

Exhibit A: "four week's notice".

>> [For bonus points, speculate how much notice you have to give if 
>> you've worked for more than 6 months but less than 4 years.]
> 
> It's quite plain:  Four weeks' notice.

Yes. I missed the "up to" part.

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