2006-10-12 04:51:51 · 9 answers · asked by Psionyx 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
FAQs would be the plural. So let's review the rules on using apostrophes, shall we?
The apostrophe (that's the ' character, next to the Enter key on standard keyboards, also sometimes called the single quote) does NOT mean "Look out, here comes an S!"
The apostrophe means one of two things:
1 - There is a missing letter or combination of letters in a contraction, such as aren't (for are not), isn't (for is not), would've (for would have), Bob's your uncle (for Bob is your uncle), and the like.
2 - The word is being used in the possessive form -- Bob's uncle, the cat's pajamas. (Though technically this is an extension of rule 1, because through about 1385 the possessive in English used "his," as in "Bob his uncle," "the cat his pajamas," etc., and the apostrophe means that letters are missing from the contraction.)
A special extension of rule 2 exists for words ending in S: the apostrophe goes after the S and stands alone: for Jesus' sake, the monkeys' uncles, the Jones' new car.
This, and the corrections for many other common errors of grammar, typography and usage, are covered in Strunk & White's "The Elements of Style," available in the Sources field.
2006-10-12 05:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From Wikipedia:
For the plural of abbreviations, an apostrophe is widely regarded as incorrect, so CDs is preferable to CD’s.
Adding an apostrophe makes something a POSSESSIVE not a plural or is used in contraction. FAQ's is not a contraction it is simply plural. You don't say question's you say questions so it is FAQs
edit: "well, you find English at a crossroads. Abbreviations and acronyms are properly made plural with an apostrophe (I bought 3 CD's.)"
This is totally wrong, it'd be "I bought 3 CDs"
2006-10-12 04:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by QuestionWyrm 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
FAQs. The apostrophe is used to denote possession, or to replace a missing letter. Since FAQ doesn't fit either of these, leave the apostrophe out.
2006-10-12 06:21:51 · answer #3 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, you find English at a crossroads. Abbreviations and acronyms are properly made plural with an apostrophe (I bought 3 CD's.)
However, when the letters become a word in and other themselves and become conjugatable, the standard rule of nouns and verbs applies (He radared me going 105 mph.)
FAQ is in between right now.
2006-10-12 04:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by rosends 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Technically, FAQ, since "questions" is already a plural word.
FAQs is the better choice of the two you gave.
2006-10-12 04:53:27 · answer #5 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
FAQs
2006-10-12 09:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAQs
2006-10-12 04:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Faqs Or Faq's
2017-02-23 05:30:59 · answer #8 · answered by witherell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-12 04:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋