Anonymous  +  483287 Fri, 29 Feb 08 05:29 PM Hi there all. Can anyone help me with this one? Attorney General can be abbreviated to AG. Likewise, Solicitor General or Witch Finder General can be abbreviated to SG and WFG respectively. When one AG meets with another AG the correct grammar is Attorneys General, with the correct abbreviation being AsG. This is the same with the other two (and others): Solicitors General (SsG) and Witch Finders General (WFsG).  An an elected Member of Parliament is called an MP. However, I've noticed that the expression that is used to define a grouping of these is MPs and not, as I would think, MsP.  Any ideas?   Anonymous Grammar, Abbreviations

	Grammar Geek  +  483292 Fri, 29 Feb 08 05:35 PM Anonymous “ Attorney General can be abbreviated to AG. ... When one AG meets with another AG the correct grammar is Attorneys General, with the correct abbreviation being AsG. ” I have never seen such an abbreviation in my life. I would use AGs without a moment's hesitation, and then only in speech. If I were writing it, I'd write it out in the plural. MPs, AGs, SGs, etc.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,506 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Grammar, Plurals, Abbreviations