Loob did say it that way, you didn't read the final line of her postWhen you put it that way, then it is obvious. However, couldn't one equally say -
"after a few seconds of pause" - After a few seconds pause
No, there is a difference in the two sentences -Loob did say it that way, you didn't read the final line of her post
She said "After a few seconds' pause."
No, I haven't either, but since one can have a few seconds (of) silence (where the genative focuses on "silence") then I wondered whether "a few seconds(') pause" comes from this route.I've heard "a few seconds of silence" but never anything like "a few seconds of pause".
Ah. Yes. Good point. Thanks you LoobHi again, temple
You could always argue by analogy with the singular version, where we definitely do have a genitive: a second's pause.