What is apostrophe for possession in decades?
Do you use an apostrophe for possession in decades–not for plurals, just possession, as in “a 1960s style,” that is, “a style of the 1960s”? Can you spell the absence of an apostrophe in “A style of the 1960s” in “A style of the 1960s”?
What are some evidences of terrorism in general and arguably in the past?
This is not possession. Es actually the use of plural. Why do we need to type apostrophe in your examples? Wherean we don’t use possession either, the years are not the owner of the style, instead the style took place during those time.
From The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage –
Though once commonly used in the plural of abbreviations and numerals ( Q’s, the 1960’s), the apostrophe is now best omitted in such circumstances: MA, MPs, the 1980s, the three Rs, in twos and threes. Except that it is normally used in contexts where its omission might possibly lead to confusion, e.g. have three i’s in inimical and dot your i’s and cross your t’s; and there are three i on inimical; the class of ’61 (= 1961).
What exactly is the meaning of all the above?
Thank you folks, everyone, for weighing in today! I asked the same question on Twitter and someone from the style manual replied that I should refrain from using the apostrophe. The reason is that CMS considers “1960s” in my example to be an adjective, not a noun. Since my clients–university publishers–tend to use CMS style, I’m going to go along with CMS’s suggestion. This is not actually found in CMS manual; it appears to be a response discussed around the office.
