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  1. How do you show possession with the word "year" ("year's" vs."years")?

    Is this the correct spelling of year's in this context? I'm not a native English speaker/writer, but I do consider myself fluent, and this spelling tickled something in the back of my brain. If it matters, the …

  2. What's the difference between 'a year' and 'the year'?

    Jan 26, 2017 · 'A year' can be any year without any specification. But 'the year' means a particular/specified year or the one which is already mentioned and thereby known. E.g: In a year …

  3. Which is correct — "a year" or "an year"? [duplicate]

    The word year when pronounced starts with a phonetic sound of e which is a vowel sound making it eligible for being preceded by an. Yet, we tend to write a year. Why?

  4. What's the difference between "in the same year" and "the same year"?

    Mar 10, 2022 · It remained constant at this level till May the same year. In this sentence, can we use 'in' before the noun phrase 'the same year'? What is the difference between 'in the same year' and 'the …

  5. grammar - Should we use year-end or end-year? - English Language ...

    I wonder that should we use mid-year and year-end or to use mid-year and end-year. What 's diffirent?

  6. Is there a common term for the unfinished portion of a calendar year?

    Year to date (YTD) is commonly used to describe the completed portion of the current calendar year. Is there a common term to use for the remaining part of the year (i.e. - now through December 31 of the …

  7. Which is it: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"? [duplicate]

    Feb 1, 2015 · You can also say the child is 18 months old. Alternatively, "He's one and a half" would be understood perfectly (presumably one would already know the child's gender). I think the full written …

  8. prepositions - "in the year 1908" or "in the year of 1908" - English ...

    Feb 21, 2023 · I recommend "in the year 1908" then. It's hard to argue in any case that the year belonged to or derived from "1908", which would warrant the use of the word "of". AKA "Freud is a …

  9. Under the Chicago Manual of Style, does "year over year" need ...

    Apr 25, 2022 · In the sentence, The company experienced strong year[-]over[-]year growth., how does the Chicago Manual of Style govern the hyphenation? Part of me believes that it falls under the …

  10. What is the difference between "Per year" and "Per annum"?

    These example sentences are representative of the most common uses of these two phrases and, as one can see, there is no real difference between per annum and per year in usage. As kiamlaluno …