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Originally Posted by Brian in VA
I hate seeing 's when people mean to make a word plural. It is spreading like the plague.
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You need to study the grammar rules regarding this. For instance, there are several 911s amongst us, but not all are an S model. For plural in the S instance, one would say 911Ss. That's correct way to do it. However, an editor may prefer 911S's or
911 S's for clarity. The editor might also tell the writer to simply avoid the word.
It is acceptable if it provides clarity.
But you are correct in that nine times out of ten the apostrophe is not called for.
And if I really wanted to be grammatically correct, the above sentence should have said, " But you are correct in that for nine times out of ten the apostrophe is not called (or maybe
appropriate). We just don't talk that way any more than we use Old English.