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I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "Why Latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Thanks!

I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "Why Latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Thanks!

I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "Why Latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Improve formatting. Make capitalization match.
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edit approved Dec 26, 2017 at 5:41
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edit approved Dec 26, 2017 at 5:41
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I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "why latin's""Why Latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Thanks!

I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "why latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Thanks!

I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "Why Latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Thanks!

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Weird situation - using quotes as nouns and making them plural (APA format)

I'm in a strange situation where I need to take two short phrases and make them into plural nouns. Here's the context:

His was the destabilizing blow in a long bombardment of Why Latin?’s and waste of time’s.

The "why latin's" and "waste of time's" are obviously the problem. Do I italicize them? Use quotes? And how do I make them plural? Do I use apostrophes?

Thanks!