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English USA. Jul 20, 2006. #12. Not true! You can say "a two hours' walk" or "a three days' trip", as in "It's a three days' trip from here to the coast." At one time it was the standard way to say this in English, and it is the likely form in nineteenth century literature.
In the case of formal writing, like something that would be sent to a copy editor, I suspect that what you say is true. However, in Google '2 hour delay' is somewhat more common that 'two hour delay' (with or without a hypen) and '2 ounce bottle' is much more frequent that 'two ounce bottle'. And of course the form with singular 'hour' is much ...
1. In two hours time the plane takes off. 2. In two hours' time the plane takes off. 3. In two hour's time the plane takes off. I would rule 3. straight out, but am not entirely sure on the other two. If the 'time' was not there I would leave out the apostrophe but with it there I kind of think it forces a possessive. C.
Sep 29, 2011. #2. There is no difference between your 2 sentences. They are both correct. However, You can use either "LAST" or "LAST FOR" if it is followed by a specific time period. THIS STORM WILL LAST WEEKS/THIS STORM WILL LAST FOR WEEKS. If anything else follows "LAST", you cannot use "LAST FOR". THIS LAW WILL LAST UNTIL THE PRESIDENT ...
Southwest Texas. Texan English. Nov 27, 2012. #3. You were right the first time. "Please check the soup (once) every two hours." "Once in every two hours" would mean "please check the soup at some point within a two-hour period". P.
Dec 21, 2017. #10. I would add that I've never known anyone use a phrase like "two hours and a half". That form is normally only used for "an hour and a half", which is indeed interchangeable with "one and a half hours". When it's hour s plural, I'd only use "two and a half hours" – or the hyphenated version, "two-and-a-half hours".
English - England. Aug 19, 2010. #8. In the phrase of two hours’ duration the of is the genitive marker, two hours is a phrasal noun, and being marked as genitive takes the plural apostrophe. In the phrase of a two-hour duration the of is a partitive preposition (showing quantity) and two-hour is an adjective which as usual is not inflected.
Senior Member. English (USA) Aug 8, 2015. #2. Earlier is a comparison between 2 or more things. It means "more early". Early by itself is not a comparison. You use earlier when it something happened "more early" than another event. Tomorrow I have to start work 2 hours earlier (than today).
Aug 24, 2011. #4. Your first sentence is fine. Your second sentence is ungrammatical. If the waiting was in the past, and is still going on, then you use the first sentence. If the waiting period hasn't started yet you would say "I will wait for two hours". In order to use your second sentence you could conceivably say something like: "Tell him ...
They would have different implications: Two hours of outdoor exercise daily is good for your recovery. Two hours is a total, e.g. 30 min + 30 min + 15 min + 45 min. The two hours of outdoor exercise daily are good for your recovery. The outdoor exercise is done at two occasions, each lasting one hour.