Grammar Entry 617 / 1011 60-second read

1990's vs. 1990s

No apostrophe on plain plurals.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The 1990's were a strange decade.

✓ Correct

The 1990s were a strange decade.

The ruleii

No apostrophe for decade plurals.

Apostrophes mark possession or contraction, not plural. The 1990s, the ABCs, three PhDs — no apostrophes.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Plural = no apostrophe.

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