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Regarding the triceps: It seems to be perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to denote plural in such cases. Personally, I would also argue it often helps eliminate confusion.

Consider:

bi: a bisexual person

 

plural: bis or bi's

(AHD)

Or:

a: the first letter of the English alphabet

 

plural: a's or as

(Webster's Unabridged)

In go get 'em the 'em part is a contraction, so it uses an apostrophe to indicate omission. Contraction is defined by Webster's Unabridged like so:

a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of one or more sounds or letters or by the reduction of two or more vowels or syllables to one — used especially of shortening in the interior of a word (as e'er for ever) and of shortening of enclitics (as 'll for will in they'll) and proclitics (as 't for it in 't is).

Regarding the triceps: It seems to be perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to denote plural in such cases. Personally, I would also argue it often helps eliminate confusion.

Consider:

bi: a bisexual person

plural: bis or bi's

(AHD)

Or:

a: the first letter of the English alphabet

plural: a's or as

(Webster's Unabridged)

In go get 'em the 'em part is a contraction, so it uses an apostrophe to indicate omission. Contraction is defined by Webster's Unabridged like so:

a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of one or more sounds or letters or by the reduction of two or more vowels or syllables to one — used especially of shortening in the interior of a word (as e'er for ever) and of shortening of enclitics (as 'll for will in they'll) and proclitics (as 't for it in 't is).

Regarding the triceps: It seems to be perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to denote plural in such cases. Personally, I would also argue it often helps eliminate confusion.

Consider:

bi: a bisexual person

plural: bis or bi's

(AHD)

Or:

a: the first letter of the English alphabet

plural: a's or as

(Webster's Unabridged)

In go get 'em the 'em part is a contraction, so it uses an apostrophe to indicate the omission. Contraction is defined by Webster's Unabridged like so:

a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of one or more sounds or letters or by the reduction of two or more vowels or syllables to one — used especially of shortening in the interior of a word (as e'er for ever) and of shortening of enclitics (as 'll for will in they'll).

Regarding the triceps: It seems to be perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to denote plural in such cases. Personally, I would also argue it often helps eliminate confusion.

Consider:

bi: a bisexual person

plural: bis or bi's

(AHD)

Or:

a: the first letter of the English alphabet

plural: a's or as

(Webster's Unabridged)

In go get 'em the 'em part is a contraction, so it uses an apostrophe to indicate omission. Contraction is defined by Webster's Unabridged like so:

a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of one or more sounds or letters or by the reduction of two or more vowels or syllables to one — used especially of shortening in the interior of a word (as e'er for ever) and of shortening of enclitics (as 'll for will in they'll) and proclitics (as 't for it in 't is).

Regarding the triceps: It seems to be perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to denote plural in such cases.

Consider:

bi: a bisexual person

plural: bis or bi's

(AHD)

Or:

a: the first letter of the English alphabet

plural: a's or as

(Webster's Unabridged)

Regarding the triceps: It seems to be perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to denote plural in such cases. Personally, I would also argue it often helps eliminate confusion.

Consider:

bi: a bisexual person

plural: bis or bi's

(AHD)

Or:

a: the first letter of the English alphabet

plural: a's or as

(Webster's Unabridged)

In go get 'em the 'em part is a contraction, so it uses an apostrophe to indicate the omission. Contraction is defined by Webster's Unabridged like so:

a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of one or more sounds or letters or by the reduction of two or more vowels or syllables to one — used especially of shortening in the interior of a word (as e'er for ever) and of shortening of enclitics (as 'll for will in they'll).