Abbreviating a class year

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bubblyroses

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I’ve seen a few people abbreviate years incorrectly, and I just wanted to provide the correct way. When you abbreviate a year, you’re replacing the 20 with an apostrophe, so the apostrophe goes in front of, not after, the last two digits.
i.e. 2026 would be ‘26, not 26’.
Just a little tip, and I hope it helps!
 
bubblyroses said:
I’ve seen a few people abbreviate years incorrectly, and I just wanted to provide the correct way. When you abbreviate a year, you’re replacing the 20 with an apostrophe, so the apostrophe goes in front of, not after, the last two digits.
i.e. 2026 would be ‘26, not 26’.
Just a little tip, and I hope it helps!
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Great tip! Details matter. I often see new youthful members making grammatical mistakes, or their posts appear to be in ‘textisims’. Details do indeed matter. Great job!
 
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