• Soup@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    And, actually, I believe it’s ‘90s! So there is one, it’s right in front.

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      20 hours ago

      '90s is a contraction of 1990s, or whatever other century’s tenth decade is implied. So the apostrophe belongs as an example of a contraction or possessive :)

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      2 days ago

      But your apostrophe is upside down (it became a curved single-open-quote in your version). It’s supposed to be this way:

      ’90s

    • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Just 90s if it’s a reference to someone’s age. And the apostrophe for referencing the 90s era is optional outside of formal writing and a dash can also be used e.g.; 90s-music depending on context.