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the mid-1980s vs the mid 1980s

Both "the mid-1980s" and "the mid 1980s" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first one, with a hyphen, is the more common and formal way to write it. The second one, without a hyphen, is also acceptable in informal contexts.

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the mid-1980s

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the more formal and common way to refer to the middle of the 1980s. It is used in both spoken and written English.

Examples:

  • The economy was booming in the mid-1980s.
  • She was born in the mid-1980s.
  • The fashion trends of the mid-1980s are making a comeback.
  • Many iconic movies were released in the mid-1980s.
  • The mid-1980s marked a significant shift in technology.
  • Ethiopia witnessed widespread famine in the mid-1980s during the corrupt rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam, resulting in the country having to depend on foreign ...
  • During the mid-1980s American pop singer Cyndi Lauper was considered the " Voice of the MTV Generation of 80s" and so different visual style that made the ...
  • Oct 20, 2015 ... Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid- 1980s—and Denied It. And thanks to their willingness to sucker ...
  • Oct 30, 2015 ... In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Union had a computer program that helped it decide when to launch a nuclear war. Armin Rosen. Oct. 30, 2015 ...

Alternatives:

  • the mid-80s
  • the mid-eighties

the mid 1980s

This phrase is correct but less common in formal writing.

This phrase is acceptable in informal contexts when referring to the middle of the 1980s. It is more commonly used in spoken English.

Examples:

  • I remember the music from the mid 1980s.
  • They were popular in the mid 1980s.
  • The mid 1980s were a time of great change.
  • In the mid 1980s, many new technologies emerged.
  • Let's take a trip back to the mid 1980s.
  • Ethiopia witnessed widespread famine in the mid-1980s during the corrupt rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam, resulting in the country having to depend on foreign ...
  • During the mid-1980s American pop singer Cyndi Lauper was considered the " Voice of the MTV Generation of 80s" and so different visual style that made the ...
  • Oct 20, 2015 ... Exxon Knew Everything There Was to Know About Climate Change by the Mid- 1980s—and Denied It. And thanks to their willingness to sucker ...
  • Oct 30, 2015 ... In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Union had a computer program that helped it decide when to launch a nuclear war. Armin Rosen. Oct. 30, 2015 ...

Alternatives:

  • the mid-eighties
  • the middle of the 1980s

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