antsy Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Just to see, Just to clarify I am talking about decades and not something possesive to the year 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted December 29, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted December 29, 2012 Not entirely sure, but I would say 70s, without any apostrophe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack34 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Wouldn't standard ownership rules apply regarding apostrophes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 '70s Nothing Here 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsy Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Not entirely sure, but I would say 70s, without any apostrophe. There is a contraction of 19 though. thomastmc 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted December 29, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted December 29, 2012 There is a contraction of 19 though. If I was asked to clarify, I would probably write either '70s or 1970s, but I think in common parlance 70s is more likely to mean 1970s than the literal decade of 70-80 AD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherLargeBear Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 '70s Nothing Here 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McGregor Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 '70s Nothing Here 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeston Veteran Posted December 29, 2012 Veteran Share Posted December 29, 2012 '70s is definitely correct. Nothing Here 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Method Man Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 '70s, because you are contracting the 19, and because you are referencing a plural amount of years within a decade and not implying that the decade owns something. Nothing Here and thomastmc 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted December 29, 2012 Member Share Posted December 29, 2012 70's I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hedleigh Subscriber² Posted December 30, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted December 30, 2012 I was around during the '70s. I am in my 70's. As examples. Rohdekill, *RedBull*, thomastmc and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 None of those are correct. Use the entire 4 digit years or repeat the errors that brought us to our doom in Y2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*RedBull* Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I was around during the '70s. I am in my 70's. As examples. This. :) None of those are correct. Use the entire 4 digit years or repeat the errors that brought us to our doom in Y2K. I'm sure we can trust someone named Enron....:rolleyes: thomastmc 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 '70s. For reference, see any style guide. Depending on what you're writing, some may require you to write 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsy Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I was around during the '70s. I am in my 70's. As examples. No you are in your 70s. Scorpus and Luc2k 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hedleigh Subscriber² Posted December 31, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted December 31, 2012 No you are in your 70s. Yup, true and correct. My mistake. Thanks. thomastmc 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Here Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Def '70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The poll results are kind of disturbing. Looks like the internet needs more grammar Nazis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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