Verb pay
Hi, there

I know you can say “pay someone something”, as in “We had to pay them over £100 to sort it out .” Then why can’t I say “The company paid employees two months’ back pay”?

Thank you

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Verb pay
Hi, there

I know you can say “pay someone something”, as in “We had to pay them over £100 to sort it out .” Then why can’t I say “The company paid employees two months’ back pay”?

Thank you

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Both sentences seem correct to me!

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seems good to me

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please

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Who says it is wrong?  The apostrophe is informal (non-standard), but "The company paid employees two months back pay" is completely correct.  Google "months back pay" (with quotes).