English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
APOSTROPHE IN IDIOMS
We’ve been friends for ~donkey years~ (nonstandard).
We’ve been friends for *donkey’s years* (standard).
The idiom is used to mean a very long time.
The venue is ~a stone throw~ from my house (nonstandard).
The venue is *a stone’s throw* from my house (standard).
A stone’s throw is a short distant.
May God grant your ~heart desires~ (nonstandard).
May God grant your *heart’s desires* (standard).
If you say that someone or something is your heart’s desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.
GAB
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