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Latest post Sun, Jul 30 2006 6:48 PM by milky. 3 replies.
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Anonymous  +  250288 Sat, 29 Jul 06 06:37 PM
If I say I have "fifteen years experience", should it be "fifteen years' experience" or NO apostrophe?
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milky, 3 yr 103 days ago
With the apostrophe.
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Believer  +  250509 Sun, 30 Jul 06 05:55 PM

Thank you.

What would you say about these cases? Would you place apostrophes for the underlined parts?

The road is known as Seoul lovers lane.

Katie Holmes photo op 
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milky, 3 yr 102 days ago

<The road is known as Seoul lovers lane.

Katie Holmes photo op >

I'd say so,

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