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Correct spelling of plural year years or years' such as 4 years' of education?
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∙ 16y ago
years - an apostophe is only needed in contractions and possesions, not plurals. by the way - once i saw a t-shirt that said "Prepositions are not words to end sentences with" - and "with" is a preposition! 4 years
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