Between the years 1914 and 1918, Newfoundland lost an entire generation of young men to an unspeakable horror that was supposed to be the war to end all wars. You would use years' when …

Years, Year's, or Years'? I'm working on my resume and Microsoft Word keeps flagging this sentence. "I have two years experience in Etc." According to Word it should be either Years' or Year's. What are …

Feb 1, 2015 · Closed 10 years ago. 1½ is not yet 2 or more, so which do we properly say: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"?

Aug 19, 2020 · It can be either. Which one you use depends on what you (subconsciously) consider "a couple" to be. If "a couple" is merely a quantity descriptor, like "a few" or "five," then you say "a …

Apr 26, 2023 · I'm interested in describing a record that spans multiple hundreds of years. My writing partner suggests referring to this as "a centurial record of __", though intuition tells me …

May 9, 2021 · The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. The …

Jun 11, 2016 · I am looking for a word for a period of 10000 years, similar to how millennium represents 1000 years. The closest match I came up with was myriaannum from myria- and annum. However, …

Feb 22, 2023 · Does anyone have good information on the first known usage or attribution of the phrase “the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago, the second best time is now”, or similar concepts? …

Feb 22, 2024 · In (ii) we have I was 10 years her senior = I was her boss for 10 years - I was, for 10 years, her boss. These constructions date back to Old English when the dative case would imply the …

Jan 18, 2024 · The "next" year is the year immediately after the current one. The "next" few years follow the current year immediately. If my understanding of this matter is aligned with that of a native …