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I never use an apostrophe with these abbreviations, unless it would cause confusion without the apostrophe, e.g. when the abbreviation is a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters. So the following plural forms look OK to me: CDs, DVDs,
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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".
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condone: to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless.(m-w.com) style manual: a book that gives guidance in the preparation of manuscripts for publication, particularly with regard to punctuation,
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Hi, how are you....? Where you are now? Where you are now leaving? pls. tell me so that i can know where you are now and where you from? Because as now i really really miss you so so much do you know that? You know i dont know what is image now
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kimberlykimi
158 days ago
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What am I thinking about? There are two u's in "vacuum"? two ues?
There is no absolute authority on grammar in English but it has long been customary to accept the apostrophe in plurals if the omission of the apostrophe would
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cool breeze
276 days ago
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Hi, 1. He 's just eaten. (He has just eatn) 2. An average of one baby 's kidnapped every day. (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day) 3. The fish 's eaten yesterday. (The fish was eaten yesterday) We don't abbreviate
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With tongue firmly in cheek, here are some rules to keep in mind when using the Queen's English: 1. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don't start a sentence with a
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rootlesstree
304 days ago
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PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE DO THIS IS DUE TOMOROW IT ISONLY A SMALL PART BUT THIS PART IS ALL I NEED IF YOU CAN HELP WITH ANYTHING WORDING ECT. PLEASE DO THANK YOU The next argument I am going to touch on is one of the most well known,
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tom12345678910
349 days ago
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This is just a small part of my r.s essay on does god exist i really need help correcting it thank you The next argument I am going to touch on is one of the most well known, commonly used and effective arguments arguing that God does not exist.
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tom12345678910
349 days ago
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The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers : "Do not use an apostrophe to form the plural of an abbreviation or a number" and the examples include acronyms such as PhDs and VCRs. The Chicago Manual of Style : "So far as it can
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anonymous
350 days ago
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