Posted By: Another old PT-er on 2008-10-16
In Reply to: Thanks for the input - Old part-timer

Okay, who in their right mind would not only discuss but have passionate opinions about hyphens and apostrophes? I love it! Anyway, in googling grammar rules I found numerous references that two days' time would not but hyphenated but when used as a modifier like two-day history, it would be. I remember telling an OB nurse friend of mine about fretting over 38 weeks pregnancy and whether the hyphen belonged in there and she just laughed and said she thinks she would get the point either way. Well harumph!

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