Decades worth or decades worth | WordReference Forums 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 Arab world, erupted in mass protests in January 2011, as the revolution in Tunisia inflamed decades worth of smoldering
in over the last past few decades - WordReference Forums In this passage, the speaker discusses how the American attitude towards Europe has changed over the past few decades due to the development thereof Can the expression the latter continent be used in this context, referring to Europe? And, in your opinion, which is the best alternative between: - in the last few decades
, for one. or . For one, (an SAT question) - WordReference Forums - During the decades-long movement to codify the rights of Latinos in the US, certain events were pivotal: the founding of labor rights group El Teatro Campesino in 1965, for one, and the Serna v Portales Schools court decision in 1974, which affirmed the rights of Latino students, is another such event for another And this seems even better
for during over in the last decades | WordReference Forums - For (during, over) the last decades it has grown from a small settlement into a town with developed infrastructure And in this context of discussing the latest changes within this town " in " is also possible
over nearly two decades - WordReference Forums Here, "over nearly two decades" does not mean "more than nearly two decades", which, as you imply, is meaningless It means "over the course of nearly two decades "
The past two decades of research lt;has gt; lt;have gt; proven The last two decades of research on the science of learning [have has] shown conclusively that we remember things better, and longer, if we discover them ourselves rather than being told them
decades-worth - WordReference Forums "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 an error? 2 Any need for the hyphen? It is not an adjective, so I think the hyphen is not necessary Your input
Over the last decade Vs. since the last decade - WordReference Forums Over the last decade = during the last ten years 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 end )
Speaking years, decades and centuries (reading of numbers) To a certain extent, the words, 'sixties', 'seventies' and so on are very closely linked to the culture, attitudes and fashions of these decades, while the eight-hundreds mean very little to most people This could in part be attributed to the fact that a decade is simply an arbitrary period of time