Dates are always written as the 2000s and not the 2000's. Likewise, the century can be dropped (and replaced with an apostrophe), but are still written as the '80s or the mid-'90s and not as the '90's or the mid-'70's
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Dates are always written as the 2000s and not the 2000s. Likewise, the century can be dropped (and replaced with an apostrophe), but are still written as the '80s or the mid-'90s and not as the '90's or the mid-'70's
The exception to the rule is where the meaning would become unclear if apostrophes were not used.
The exception to the rule is where the meaning would become unclear if apostrophes were not used.