Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?

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From: Rich Teer
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:47

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On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Coy Hile wrote:

> Am I the only one who still (correctly -- though the other option is AFAIK 
> equally correct as well) pluralizes acronyms with an apostrophe?

I don't think you're the only one, but according to the Chicago Manual
of Style, the correct way to pluralise an abbreviation is (in most
cases) WITHOUT an apostrophe.  See Section 6.16 of the CMoS 14th Edition,
or 7.15 of the 15th Edition.

A common practise is not necessarily a correct one.  :-)

-- 
Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA, OpenSolaris CAB member

President,
Rite Online Inc.

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