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 Arab world, erupted in mass protests in January 2011, as the revolution in Tunisia inflamed decades worth of smoldering...

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 an error? 2. Any need for the hyphen? It is not an adjective, so I think the hyphen is not necessary. Your input would be greatly appreciated! I am tempted to get rid of ...

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 preposition) over the past few decades＝for three decades including some point in the past or including the present (depending on the verb tense) Is this way of thinking ...

2014年12月10日 · I get 299 results from Google for "The past few years have witnessed" and only 199 results for "The past few years has witnessed", which includes examples like "The sector in the past few years has witnessed considerable activity" (not really related to this question).

2016年4月4日 · I am rading an article, 'even in a warming world, it will still snow somewhere' But I can't understand the phrase, 'decades away' "Similary, scientists expect continued emissions to cause a huge shift in the odds of, say, record-setting heat waves, but that does not mean it …

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 continent. 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

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] and has now reached fruition/culmination/crisis." It doesn't have to be bad; it …

2018年10月15日 · I've got some doubts when discussing correctness of putting several prepositions in the sentence like this: - 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...

2019年5月4日 · a two-decades old war but we also say: a two-year old child a 10-meter deep hole? why don't we say:

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, etc., but does it make sense, or am I missing something? "Over two decades" definitely means more than 20 years, and "nearly two decades" means very close to 20 years.