Oct 11, 2013 · The 1980s' mentality towards AIDS was much different [note placement]. Or, if you're refering to a single year, you could say, 1980's theme song was "All I do is love".

Aug 11, 2016 · "The '80s" is short for "the 1980s" in most contexts, though if one were writing a history of the 19th century, it might be short for "the 1880s." As you can tell from the previous paragraph, I don't use an apostrophe for the plural.

May 4, 2009 · Hi all, Which is correct expression, in the 1980s or in the 1980's? And is the needed? Much obliged!

Apr 14, 2011 · Moderator note: There are many threads on this subject in addition to the one pointed out by Rover. I am closing this thread to avoid duplication. You are free to add posts to the open threads: 1980's or 1980s? in the 1970's or in 1970s?

Oct 13, 2010 · The dictionary defines "1970s" as "the decade from 1970 to 1979". This could give the impression that the two terms are interchangeable, but they are not: We can say "The decade from 1970 to 1979 saw many changes" ; We cannot say "1970s saw many changes" ; We can, however, say " The 1970s saw many changes" . Similarly, we cannot say "The business was …

Sep 21, 2014 · I think that I can see your point, Biffo. MacMillan says "Date from = to be made at a particular time in the past" and "Date back to = to be made or begun at a particular time in the past". If the definition is correct, "date back to" should be understood as well, as you have pointed out. According to the dictionary "date back to" has two different meanings.

Dec 11, 2017 · the context is exactly what Linkway provided ; i nvestigator: Do you recognize the man in this photo? Suspect: No, I don't. Investigator: Didn't he used to work with you in the 1980s? Suspect: Oh, yes. I've just remembered. It's coming back to me now. He was dismissed for misusing the photocopier. But I still can't remember his name.

Feb 14, 2018 · You could also undertake your own search in Google Books to discover that there are many examples of "twist in the tail" in books published in the 19th century - all referring to animals' tails - but "twist in the tale" does not appear until the latter half of the 20th century - possibly as late as the 1980s.

Jun 12, 2013 · The Church had continued to lose members in the 1970s and 1980s, yet it remained a powerful source of social criticism. In Europe, accidents are now the third most important cause of death, and yet fatalities represent only the tip of the iceberg.

Feb 6, 2012 · Hello everyone. As full as an egg/a tick/a bull/a goog, etc. I would like to know if all these phrases are used to mean 'full' or 'drunk'. I think that meaning 'drunk' is not very common, but I'm not sure. Would you use them, please? Any other similar nouns? Thank you very much.