ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: Stumped by abbreviations when pluralhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/StumpedAbbreviationsPlural/lpjp/post.htm#58546Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:57:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58546Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/StumpedAbbreviationsPlural/lpjp/post.htm#58546http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-58546.xml<br /> <br />If you must. Most sources say that an apostrophe should be reserved <STRONG>only</STRONG> for possessives, and I agree. 'IRAs' is quite clearly plural, where 'My IRA's term is 18 months' could be confusing if not automatically considered possessive. <br /> <br />Having said that, I do diverge if, upon typing it, it looks confusing without an apostrophe, as in the classic 'there are five a's in abracadabra'. <br /> <br />Stumped by abbreviations when pluralhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/StumpedAbbreviationsPlural/lpwl/post.htmTue, 30 Nov 2004 22:21:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58525shedridt1http://www.englishforums.com/English/StumpedAbbreviationsPlural/lpwl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-58525.xmlI write financial plans & have been in mortal struggle with the Individual Retirement Account, generally referred to as the IRA. When plural is it IRA's or IRAs? I have fought for the latter but seem to be losing. Should I die on this hill?