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    Default A question for the grammer natzis...

    When you write the plural of a "afkorting", do you add an apostrophe S, or just an S?
    Example: PC's or PCs? Km's or Kms?
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    When asking a gramma natzi a question, never provoke them.

    The apostrophe is not used to denote plurals.

    Hope that answers your question.
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    Kms
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    OK?
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    If its on this forum, I dont give a rats (rat's / rats') ass!
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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmanPot View Post
    When asking a gramma natzi a question, never provoke them.

    The apostrophe is not used to denote plurals.

    Hope that answers your question.
    lol. In that case, if I'm not sure I'll just type PC++
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    Apostrophes do not denote plurals at all. However I learned last night that they do in Afrikaans.

    I can however think of one context in which an apostrophe might appropriately denote a plural: "How many f's in the word pharmaceutical?"

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    No apostrophe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pyro View Post
    No apostrophe.
    Quote Originally Posted by DJK View Post
    Apostrophes do not denote plurals at all. However I learned last night that they do in Afrikaans.

    I can however think of one context in which an apostrophe might appropriately denote a plural: "How many f's in the word pharmaceutical?"
    How many fs in the word pharmaceutical???
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    How many effs then?

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    How many effs then?
    effed if I know


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    Quote Originally Posted by foozball3000 View Post
    How many fs in the word pharmaceutical???
    How about "How many 'f's in pharmaceutical?"?

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    another question...

    Can you say : I is... in English?
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty777 View Post
    another question...

    Can you say : I is... in English?
    Yes... but only in context of : "I is a fool" or "I is going to build more houses when I is president"
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty777 View Post
    another question...

    Can you say : I is... in English?
    The letter "I" is always written in capital form when used alone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty777 View Post
    Can you say : I is... in English?
    Yes.

    I is just just before J in the alphabet.
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