30 years

English translation: 30th anniversary of the Adam Foundation

09:15 Feb 16, 2005
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English term or phrase: 30 years
30 years anniversary of Adam Foundation

This is a heading. Do the word 'years' need 's'?
Should it be '30 years anniversary' or 30 year anniversary or the 30th anniversary?
adda
Selected answer:30th anniversary of the Adam Foundation
Explanation:
in what I would prefer
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4 +930th anniversary of the Adam Foundation
CMJ_Trans (X)
530 year anniversary
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
430-year Anniversary
Сергей Лузан


  

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30th anniversary of the Adam Foundation


Explanation:
in what I would prefer

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 14:27
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agree  Nesrin: Yes, the word "anniversary" already means "returning yearly", so the word "years" is redundant.
2 mins

agree  Elizabeth Rudin
3 mins

agree  Özden Arıkan
8 mins

agree  Johan Venter
3 hrs

agree  RHELLER: best option
6 hrs

agree  Mehmet Şahin (X)
6 hrs

agree  Maria Karra: Absolutely. Including the word "years" is IMHO a mistake (though a very common one).
8 hrs

agree  RogerGerEng (X)
13 hrs

agree  Will Matter
3 days 7 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
30 year anniversary


Explanation:
This is correct and it is just fine...

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Note added at 2 hrs 11 mins (2005-02-16 11:27:06 GMT)
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....the Adam Foundation

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
30-year Anniversary


Explanation:
30*-*year *A*nniversary, if you want. Pay special attention to the signs marked with asterisks (**), pls. And it's better to capitalise Anniversary IMHO.
Hope it helps. Good luck, adda!

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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:27
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