blimming apostrophe (two week's''''' time)

louise

The hubbub of her work colleagues, happily planning Saturday night’s office party in two week's time, drifted around her.
or
The hubbub of her work colleagues, happily planning Saturday night's office party in two weeks time, drifted around her.
or
The hubbub of her work colleagues, happily planning Saturday night’s office party in two weeks’ time, drifted around her.

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

flyingtart

I'm pretty sure it's the last one: two weeks' time.

Verica

Definitely the last one.

There's another long article on the apostrophe in today's Mail. I'm amazed pupils in schools are not told that the word its, meaning belonging to it, does not have an apostrophe, while it's stands for abbreviated it is, yet I read a short story the other day where a prize-winning writer used an apostrophe for the former.

Jany

No. 3, Louise (although I was sorely tempted by number 2...)

Liz

'Tis number three... I think it's difficult 'cos you don't think of time being possesive... and they are both references to time...it's confusing...

louise

Thanks.
Sometimes they look odd, don't they? And you're not sure whether to include them or not. Other times they look like they belong and have no problem.

Betsie

It's the last one because weeks' is plural and possessive

Jay Mandal

Louise, it may make more sense to you if you think about:

one week's time.

The main bit is obviously "one week".

If you're having trouble, you may be able to change the order of the words -
instead of "The CATS bowl", think "The bowl belonging to the CAT (or to the CATS).
Then you simply place the apostrophe after the relevant word (either CAT-apostrophe-S or CATS-apostrophe, depending on how many cats there are).

Lolli

Good explanation, Jay :)