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post #16 of 30
8/7/08 at 8:11pm
I believe it is correct (or at least accepted) to use an apostrophe to indicate plurals of acronyms if the acronym has its own punctuation or if it would be confusing otherwise. Example: Ph. D.'s, SOS's.
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post #17 of 30
8/7/08 at 9:04pm
I' don't ge't wh'at t'he pro'ble'm i's.
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post #18 of 30
8/7/08 at 9:14pm
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Originally Posted by dusty View Post
I believe it is correct (or at least accepted) to use an apostrophe to indicate plurals of acronyms if the acronym has its own punctuation or if it would be confusing otherwise. Example: Ph. D.'s, SOS's.


exactly...or when the oakland a's play the baltimore o's...

and, don't anyone bother me about my hatred of capitalization or my love of ellipses abuse
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post #19 of 30
8/7/08 at 9:16pm
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I believe it is correct (or at least accepted) to use an apostrophe to indicate plurals of acronyms if the acronym has its own punctuation or if it would be confusing otherwise. Example: Ph. D.'s, SOS's.
Most people end up writing it as PhD. I've seen this on a lot of CV actually. "PhD, Princeton University" or "PhD, Northwestern University." Ph.D is less common, Ph.D. even less so.
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post #20 of 30
8/7/08 at 9:57pm
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Most people end up writing it as PhD. I've seen this on a lot of CV actually. "PhD, Princeton University" or "PhD, Northwestern University." Ph.D is less common, Ph.D. even less so.
Ph.D. is the way I see it written most.
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post #21 of 30
8/7/08 at 11:27pm
Good job, Huntsman!

I am a proud member of:

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

Another personal pet peeve: misuse of "literally".

David
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post #22 of 30
8/7/08 at 11:41pm
Opposed to singular "they"?
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post #23 of 30
8/8/08 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by bachbeet View Post
its is the possessive. it's is an abbreviation of it is. Frankly, I think they should not have made this word an exception. One can easily tell the difference from the context just as one can in the case of other words. Henry's can be both possessive and mean Henry is. It depends on the context.

It's not really an exception.
"Its" falls in the class of possesive pronouns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possessive_pronoun

While we're on the topic of grammar bitchfest, please add "prolly" to the list.
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post #24 of 30
8/8/08 at 10:28pm
If you don't already have a copy, you may enjoy this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Le...8245242&sr=8-1
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post #25 of 30
8/8/08 at 10:34pm
All you need is Strunk & White's The Elements of Style.
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post #26 of 30
8/8/08 at 10:37pm
zippy: I understand that. But, I'm saying there doesn't have to be the exception for possessive pronouns vs other words. Context is needed for other words and could be used for the pronouns it or her. It might seem odd for him but that's only because it's been his for so long.
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post #27 of 30
8/9/08 at 2:00pm
Just when I thought it was safe to go outside but alas the grammar nazis are EVERYWHERE!

Seriously though, if grammar is that important to you then maybe you should hang around with PhD's, PHD or PhDs or however it's spelled, in English only. Is that butchered enough for ya? LOL!

Don't sweat the small stuff, why suffer a heart attack over nothin'?
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post #28 of 30
8/9/08 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by Crane's View Post
Seriously though, if grammar is that important to you then maybe you should hang around with PhD's, PHD or PhDs or however it's spelled, in English only. Is that butchered enough for ya? LOL!

My last English prof was a PhD. Didn't know anything but standardized formal grammar: no singular they, no conjugation, no deprecated verbiage (like verbiage, for example).

Most grammar nazis are really elitists or style nazis. Word usage is really more of an issue than grammar and punctuation as far as readability goes.
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post #29 of 30
8/9/08 at 2:29pm
I'll agree with you on that Matt. Of course all of this could be solved if the people who are doing the listening just learn how to listen. Communication is more than just words and how they are written.
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post #30 of 30
8/9/08 at 2:56pm
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I'll agree with you on that Matt. Of course all of this could be solved if the people who are doing the listening just learn how to listen. Communication is more than just words and how they are written.

Communication is dead. It's now made of hip buzzwords and synergies to complete peoples professional networking paradigms.
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