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Bookmark or Share- two hours journey - WordReference Forumsb. two hours' journey No article needed with plural, correct plural possessive. c. a two hour's journey Conflict of singular article, plural number, singular noun. d. a two-hours journey Two-hours is supposed to be a compound adjective, but adjectives in English have no plural.
- "2-hour delay" vs "2 hours' delay" - WordReference ForumsThere are previous threads on the use of the Saxon genitive when describing time periods such as "two weeks' holiday", "a fortnight's rest", "three years' hard labour" etc. Edit PS I should have pointed out the parallel constructions: The leg of the table / The table's leg / The table leg. A delay of two hours / Two hours' delay / A two-hour delay.
- Two hours time/two hours' time? - WordReference Forums1. In two hours time the plane takes off 2. In two hours' time the plane takes off 3. In two hour's time the plane takes off I would rule 3. straight out, but am not entirely sure on the other two. If the 'time' was not there I would leave out the apostrophe but with it there I kind of think it forces a possessive.
- two hours / two-hour | WordReference Forums"A two hours walk" is not natural English, it is "a two-hour walk", or it is "two hours' walk" without the article. Having said that, for me "two hours work" without an apostrophe is not acceptable, but that's because I do not follow the same punctuation style as Umeboshi's unattributed quotation of Skillin et al.
- two and a half hours - WordReference ForumsI would add that I've never known anyone use a phrase like "two hours and a half". That form is normally only used for "an hour and a half", which is indeed interchangeable with "one and a half hours". When it's hours plural, I'd only use "two and a half hours" – or the hyphenated version, "two-and-a-half hours".
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