[quote name='Backlash'][quote name='rapsodist'][quote name='Backlash']Doh. Doesn't she know that apostrophes make words possessive, not plural?
Nice pic anyway though

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An apostrophe can be used to indicate pluralization in the case of abbreviations and acronyms such as CAG. However, it's not a practice that everyone agrees upon, especially in modern usage of English. Because pluralization of abbreviations and acronyms are commonly accepted without apostrophes (in order to streamline the language and prevent confusion), most people are simply taught that apostrophes should
never used for pluralization when that is not the entire truth.[/quote]
I remember it officially not being correct, even for the use of acronyms and letters and numbers. However, it probably became acceptable just because so many people did it - I hate that. It seems that if enough people make the same grammar mistake it becomes a part of the language
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html
(There are probably other sites that would support your argument)[/quote]
Yeah, as I've mentioned before, no one ever agrees on the practice in modern English. I can probably find noted authors and scholars who would support either side of the argument.
Personally, I'm all for eradicating apostrophes in pluralization to streamline this convoluted language of ours. But I should note that, as a writer who studied the language, usage of an apostrophe to pluralize letters appears to date back some hundreds of years in old Britain, so it may not be entirely a recent "stupid American" mistake (though we'd be responsible for many other blights).
Now with that said, thanks for the fun conversation, Backlash, but it feels very strange discussing semantics in a thread all about boobies. :lol: