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49 questions linked to/from What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym / initialism?
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How come abbreviations acquired the apostrophe when referring to plurality? [duplicate]
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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?
What is the proper way to indicate possession when using an abbreviation such as Dr.?
An example:
Most DD's have good ...
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Is the acronym pluralized in the first parenthetical use? [duplicate]
When introducing an acronym, is the acronym pluralized in the first parenthetical use? For instance request for forces is RFF, the first time I use it I spell out "request for forces" followed by (...
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What's the proper plural for file extensions? [duplicate]
I have one .msi. Then I get another. Do I now have:
two .msis
or
two .msi's
or
two '.msi's
or something else?
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Apostrophe and plurals of abbreviations [duplicate]
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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?
I was in Middlesbrough yesterday and spotted:
CJ’s Cafe
So far, so good, I thought. A selection of the delights within were ...
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Which is the proper way; RBIs or RsBI? [duplicate]
Lately I have been listening to a local morning show, the sports analyst for this show, when referring to "Runs Batted In", always says (Rs - B - I) instead of (R - B - Is). I shudder every time I ...
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Pluralizing acronyms: how to? [duplicate]
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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?
Let's say we're talking about PLCs (programmable logic controllers)? Or are they "PLC's"? I've seen it both ways!
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I want to know which is the correct use of apostrophe s? [duplicate]
I want to know the correct use of apostrophe s?
Is the 's' used either in small or capital letter.
Which is right format either Ram's or Ram'S?
Please answer me soon.
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How to pluralise an acronym? [duplicate]
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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?
How would you make the plural form of an acronym? For example, if you have two of Nintendo's game console, the DS.
Would you ...
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Use (or not) of appostrohe when making an abbreviated plural [duplicate]
We had a discussion the other day that needs settling.
I am a medical student and in our "industry" we use a lot of three letter abbreviations such as: CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation), PUN (...
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Analogue to appending "s" to the end of an acronym when plural does not have an "s" [duplicate]
Some acronyms can be naturally pluralized. For example, consider the acronym RTP which stands for regional tax policy -- the plural is regional tax policies and thus the acronym can be written as RTPs....
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Plural of "Tablet PC"? [duplicate]
Is the plural of "Tablet PC" "Tablet PCs"?
Is the phrase "There are many Tablet PCs" right?
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’s apostrophe usage in "RNA’s" [duplicate]
The following is a test of mba entrance
Why is there a 's after RNA in number 2 ?
PS: the number 2 should change to
RNA's direct
according to the answer sheet.
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Do I use an apostrophe if I'm referring to several medical IVs? [duplicate]
First sentence (with apostrophe):
The IV's continued to drip as she thrashed on the bed.
OR
Second sentence (no apostrophe):
The IVs continued to drip as she thrashed on the bed.
Which one of ...
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Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?
When I was in high school back in the 1970s, I was taught that to make a plural of an acronym, a letter, or a number, one should add an apostrophe and "s". Like I would have written this sentence, "......
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What is the proper way to write the plural of a single letter? Or a word used as a word ('mention' usage)? (another apostrophe question)
When writing (a blog post, script, etc..) what is the proper way to indicate two or more instances of a single letter? For instance, in Monty Python's Bookshop Sketch:
C: I wonder if you might have ...
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