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[OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement

Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement
From: keith_w <keith_w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:10:46 -0700
Moose wrote:
> Walt Wayman wrote:
>> Would you prefer OM-4Tis or OM-4Ti's? 

> I avoid the problem by writing "OM-4Ti bodies".
> 
> Moose

Hi Moose, and all...

 From a textbook on "Writing Rules":

"An apostrophe and s are used to form the plural of a letter, a number, a 
sign, or _a word discussed as a word_."

     [underlining is mine...]

"e.g. "You use too many and's in your writing.""

In the case of making "OM-4Ti" plural, OM-4Ti is technically considered a 
word, so the plural form OM4Ti's is perfectly acceptable.

So is Moose's way!  ;-)

keith whaley

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