Hi All, I think that the reason people get this wrong (i.e. "cd's") is because they think in terms of abbreviation just as "phone" should really be written " 'phone" to indicate the missing "tele".

I am not a native speaker. I am also a English learner like u. However, I think your essay has some grammar mistakes. I will discuss it with u.Hope that some native speakers will look through. - their coming generations ---> I don't know

I said "it can be used like an adjective" because the poster asked specifically about adjectives as well as about nouns. My assumption was that it might have been the attributive noun function that led to the poster's question about

Yes, IATA can be used and viewed as a noun. However, it is also possible to use it like an adjective -- i.e. to modify another noun. For example: IATA regulations IATA airport codes Okay. I see what you are getting at there. But isn't that

Yes, IATA can be used and viewed as a noun. However, it is also possible to use it like an adjective -- i.e. to modify another noun. For example: IATA regulations IATA airport codes

IATA is an abbreviation, can it be treated as a word if yes than, what it will be a noun, adjective..???] Clearly a noun. It remains an abbreviation of International Air Transport Association, of which Association is the head word and belongs to

IATA is an abbreviation, can it be treated as a word if yes than, what it will be a noun, adjective..???

Q1) What would be the reason of not using an article before " noun "? It is probably a shortcut to save space. Some dictionaries use abbreviations for grammatical position, but these are not as readable. Q2) Here, can I say "

Hello, I want to know how to write plural forms abbreviations. advertisement -> advertisements Are these correct? ad. -> a ds. or ad.s ? watch a T.V. -> watch T .V.s ?

Please, please, please -- if you are asking people to take the time to help you with English, please take the time to spell out words like "you are" instead of using abbreviations like "u r"!!!