▲ 815 ▼ Donald Trump Booed at U.S. Open Men’s Final Match (variety.com) submitted 11 months ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (3 children) And, actually, I believe it’s ‘90s! So there is one, it’s right in front. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago '90s is a contraction of 1990s, or whatever other century's tenth decade is implied. So the apostrophe belongs as an example of a contraction or possessive :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* But your apostrophe is upside down (it became a curved single-open-quote in your version). It’s supposed to be this way: ’90s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) Just 90s if it's a reference to someone's age. And the apostrophe for referencing the 90s era is optional outside of formal writing and a dash can also be used e.g.; 90s-music depending on context. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago True true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago '90s is a contraction of 1990s, or whatever other century's tenth decade is implied. So the apostrophe belongs as an example of a contraction or possessive :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* But your apostrophe is upside down (it became a curved single-open-quote in your version). It’s supposed to be this way: ’90s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) Just 90s if it's a reference to someone's age. And the apostrophe for referencing the 90s era is optional outside of formal writing and a dash can also be used e.g.; 90s-music depending on context. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago True true. permalink fedilink source parent