[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Jtupper  +  151953 Wed, 26 Oct 05 05:00 PM

"Just a few minutes drive" or "Just a few minutes' drive"
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paco2004  +  152045 Wed, 26 Oct 05 10:54 PM

Hello Jtupper

Michael Swan wrote “ten minutes’ walk” in his “Basic English Usage”. So “a few minutes’ drive” should be more correct for writing. But actually many native speakers write “a few minutes drive”.

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