“The 1990's were a strange decade.”
Grammar Entry 617 / 1011 60-second read
1990's vs. 1990s
No apostrophe on plain plurals.
The comparisoni
“The 1990s were a strange decade.”
The ruleii
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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.