In his "80's" or "80s"? - WordReference Forums
Apr 14, 2011 · If I want to rephrase "He is 85 years old", which of the following two should I use: He is in his 80's or He is in his 80s? Thanks!
'80s, 80s, 80's, of the 80s - WordReference Forums
Aug 11, 2016 · "The '80s" is short for "the 1980s" in most contexts, though if one were writing a history of the 19th century, it might be short for "the 1880s." As you can tell from the previous …
in the 1980s/in the 1980's ? | WordReference Forums
May 4, 2009 · Hi all, Which is correct expression, in the 1980s or in the 1980's? And is the needed? Much obliged!
date back to or date from - WordReference Forums
Sep 21, 2014 · I think that I can see your point, Biffo. MacMillan says "Date from = to be made at a particular time in the past" and "Date back to = to be made or begun at a particular time in …
es cierto que, cuando - subjunctive / indicative - WordReference …
Dec 11, 2006 · Do all impersonal statements take the subjunctive when there is a change of subject or does there also have to be an element of doubt? No es cierto que gane Roberto. Es …
1980's or 1980s? - WordReference Forums
Nov 9, 2007 · The 1980s' mentality towards AIDS was much different [note placement]. Or, if you're refering to a single year, you could say, 1980's theme song was "All I do is love".
"The 80's were" or "The 80's was"? | WordReference Forums
Dec 20, 2007 · Sentence in question: The 80's was a significant historical period in relation to pop culture. I've always considered a specific time period to be singular. In this case, the term …
As mentioned vs. As is mentioned - WordReference Forums
Aug 17, 2014 · Should I say: As mentioned, the city has been polluted since 1980s. or, As is mentioned, the city has been polluted since 1980s. Which one is correct, and why?
I was the first Western TV reporter <permitted>/<to be …
Oct 1, 2020 · My connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, when I was the first Western TV reporter ______ (permit) to film a special unit caring for …
By the 1980s - WordReference Forums
Oct 30, 2021 · Hello What is the meaning of the "by the 1980s"? Until 1980s (1980s and earlier)? Or at 1980s (only the decade of 1980s)? I will appreciate your help.