- for over three decades vs over three decades - WordReference Forums
The sales remained constant over three decades In this sentence, which does the "over three decades" mean 1 for more than three years 2 for three years 3 for the past three years
- 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
- 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 )
- Simple past or present perfect with over the decade
Past tense makes sense if "the past decade" means "that past decade", referring to a particular time interval of opportunity in the past But even if "the past decade" means "this past decade", past tense could work in a news report Present perfect is common at the beginning of a news report but tends to be avoided later in the report because simple tenses are more succinct and less remote
- , 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
- The past few years have has witnessed. . . | WordReference Forums
I am not sure about whether to use singular or plural verb when time serves as a subject in a sentence Like, The past few years have has witnessed a great change in this city Should I use “have”or “has”?
- Ten years has passed or Ten years have passed?
I would definitely use a singular in "Ten days weeks months years is a long time to wait " If "ten years" really means "a period of ten years" then I'm happy with a singular: " After ten years has passed you can apply for possession of the land " But if you want to emphasise the cycle of time, then "have" sounds better Ten years have passed - ten long, lonely years - since Bill died at sea
- 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
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