Decades' worth or decades worth | WordReference Forums
2012年1月6日 · This year-in-review proofreading quiz has started me thinking about the use of the possessive before the word worth, as in this example: Egypt, the most populous country in the …
last decade vs past decade | WordReference Forums
2023年2月7日 · That is a different meaning. In this meaning "a decade" is a ten year period with the same first 3 numbers (like 2010-2019 or 2020-2029). People talk about different decades, …
over nearly two decades - WordReference Forums
2019年11月11日 · He was valued enough by the nine N.F.L. teams that hired him as an assistant over nearly two decades. "Over nearly" is a common expression easily found in newspapers, …
in/ over the last/ past few decades | WordReference Forums
2006年11月15日 · In this passage, the speaker discusses how the American attitude towards Europe has changed in/ over the last/ past few decades due to the development of the latter …
decades'-worth - WordReference Forums
2007年3月7日 · "As parliamentary and electoral life returned to the kingdom, they were able to capitalize on decades’-worth of organization." 1. Any need for the apostrophe here, or is this …
For decades, doctors thought or have thought ... - WordReference …
2019年12月18日 · For decades, doctors (thought/have thought) that genetics or anxiety or even spicy foods caused stomach ulcers. And, if that is the complete exam question, then, as you …
decade's experience - WordReference Forums
2012年6月29日 · It's fine. Both are fine. A decade's experience is a decade of experience, and they're both equally natural and very common.
for over three decades vs over three decades - WordReference …
2023年8月24日 · for over three decades ＝ for more than three decades (because this "over" is used as an adverb) over three decades ≒ for three decades (because this "over" is used as a …
Over the last decade Vs. since the last decade - WordReference …
2013年1月7日 · Since the last decade = from the end of the previous decade until today (if you said this today, you would mean 2001-2013 or 2000-2013, depending on when you think …
Decades in the Making | WordReference Forums
2009年8月2日 · It refers to a crisis that has taken decades to reach its current state. "[Time period] in the making" is an idiom meaning "this situation has been developing for [time period] …