EXAMPLE:
All SM's and ASM's [store managers and assistant store managers] should be on the 8 am conference call.
or
All SMs and ASMs...
2007-01-15 05:44:00 · 4 answers · asked by trentjsmith@sbcglobal.net 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I was taught the apostrophe s is possessive. Therefore when making acronyms plural, I just drop in a "small" s.
ie: ATMs (automated teller machine[s])
2007-01-15 05:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by kerridwen09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule 1 of apostrophes:
Never use an apostrophe to make a plural.
Rule 2.
Read Rule 1 again and understand it.
If everyone learnt Rule 1, a lot of the problems with apostrophes would vanish. We would only be concerned with elision and possession.
2007-01-15 15:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The second way. You are not showing possession.
2007-01-15 13:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by balderarrow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
second way is ok.
2007-01-15 13:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋