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Grammar check please!

10 replies

CornishTeaTime · 10/03/2025 14:11

Would you say...
A. 2 years service award presented to
(Listing numerous people)

B. 2 years' service awards presented to
(Again will be lusting numerous people)

OP posts:
strawlight · 10/03/2025 14:17

Two years service award, if in doubt leave it out. Or you could put two years of service.

(however, be careful who you’re lusting after)

SoManyTeeth · 10/03/2025 14:18

Are you asking about years vs. years' or award vs. awards?

For the former, I would try plugging different numbers in there and see which sounds better to you.

1 year service award
2 year service award
20 year service award

or

1 year's service award
2 years' service award
20 years' service award

You could argue for the correctness of either, IMO.

Though

1 year service award
2 years service award
20 years service award

would sound a bit clumsy to me.

Award vs. awards, I think you could just pick which sounds better to you.

Mices · 10/03/2025 14:22

strawlight · 10/03/2025 14:17

Two years service award, if in doubt leave it out. Or you could put two years of service.

(however, be careful who you’re lusting after)

24-months' lusty servicing awards.

CornishTeaTime · 10/03/2025 14:25

UPDATE
I want to say...
2 years service awards are presented to...then show a slide that lists the names
So Im thinking...

2 Years' Service Awards Presented to

OP posts:
TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 10/03/2025 14:27

CornishTeaTime · 10/03/2025 14:25

UPDATE
I want to say...
2 years service awards are presented to...then show a slide that lists the names
So Im thinking...

2 Years' Service Awards Presented to

Edited

Does it list the names of the people you're lusting after?

Grin
TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 10/03/2025 14:27

Tell us all about The Lust List.

It sounds....... fascinating and unusual.
Grin

Manchesteruser · 10/03/2025 15:22

2 years' service is correct

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 10/03/2025 18:11

Manchesteruser · 10/03/2025 15:22

2 years' service is correct

Edited

Yes, I agree.

B1indEye · 10/03/2025 18:14

I think you could say year or years' but why are posters mentioning awards, that's clearly a plural

lily219 · 10/03/2025 18:15

2 years' service... Means 2 years of service so it's possessive and should have an apostrophe.

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