Date:         Tue, 12 Jun 2001 19:42:52 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Apostrophes & spelling (was Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh)
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>"Use the apostrophe and s to form the plural of lower case letters and of
>abbreviations followed by periods.  When needed to prevent confusion, use
>the apostrophe and s to form the plural of capital letters, of
>abbreviations not following by periods, and of words referred to as words.
>
>[examples]
>a's, th's, p.s.'s, Ph.D.'s, P.O.W.'s
>His I's are illegible, and his loss's look like lass's.
>   [NOT Is, losss, or lasss]
>
>Either  's or s may be used to form such plurals as the following:
>
>the 1970's OR the 1970s
>two B's OR two Bs
>her and's OR her ands
>his 7's OR his 7s
>the &'s OR the &s
>the VFW's OR the VFWs"

Apostrophes in plurals are misleading, confusing, messy and totally unnecessary.


Andrew Grebneff
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