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Post by JC on Jun 25, 2012 0:40:48 GMT -5
. Tip: This was a big no-no in school.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2012 6:38:00 GMT -5
Improper use of an apostrophe.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Jun 25, 2012 11:36:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm bothered any time someone refers to a decade with 1960's, 70s or 80's, etc. It should be 1960s, 70s or 80s.
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Post by JC on Jun 25, 2012 14:04:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm bothered any time someone refers to a decade with 1960's, 70s or 80's, etc. It should be 1960s, 70s or 80s. Well, technically... an apostrophe can take the place of missing characters in an in an abbreviation or shorthand. So, you could use '70s. Course, I ain't no grammar cop
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Post by el Gusano on Jun 25, 2012 14:58:02 GMT -5
Up until recently, it was correct to either add the apostrophe or not when making an acronym plural. (It is still correct to add an apostrophe when making an individual letter plural, although it has recently become preferable to put quotation marks around the letter and use no apostrophe. t's or "t"s.) Even the old askoxford.com site listed this rule (I won a bet with my wife at the time), and it was in English grammar texts that were used in schools. Either DVD's or DVDs was acceptable.
However, just as doubling the final consonant when making a plural has fallen by the wayside, so has this rule. Just as "buses" is now correct instead of "busses", so "DVD's" is no longer acceptable.
So, when the "M&M's" logo was created, that would have been proper use of an apostrophe.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jun 25, 2012 15:29:56 GMT -5
I was certain you were referring to the green M & M.
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