varisty team. Here 'varsity' is used as an adjective since it describes the team. What type of team is it? a VARSITY team. What is a 'bayous'? Here Louisiana is a noun used with the genitive ( 's ). The apostrophe S is used to show that

Sorry, hitchhiker, I didn't want to throw anything at you - I was only guessing and referring to what I learnt and what I regarded to be an acceptable soloution -> I am often wrong you know, so maybe also this time! Can I have my book back

Fine, fine! Throw the book at me, I withdraw..

I'd say it's "two years' time" as mentioned above. The problem is that English loses its s-Genitive more and more, today, it's commonly confined to the usage with beings or in fixed expressions, otherwise it's replaced by an of-phrase. So

Rechecking the grammar books it's three days' time, two years' time etc. Apostrophe after the plural time expresion. It doesn't look too natural but that's what a couple of my grammar books say.

You would say "three cups of sugar." But you would say "three days' time." Which would mean not "three times of days" but "the time of three days." Or "the time of two years." Etc. I am 100% certain of this. May the best man win.

Well, the reason for my answer was: Jim's Dog = The dog of Jim Years' time = The time of years ::therefore:: Two years' time = Two times of years? <> Two years of time. Would you say "three cups' of sugar" or "three days' time"? I

Shouldn't it be "in two years' time"? As in "in two years' worth of time"? One of those random possessives that don't seem to make sense but exist anyway?

It should just be "In two years time" think of it as "In two years of time" Apostrophes Examples its, it's ( frequently asked questions )

Do you say "In two years time" or "Two years' time"