Hi Kevin: Depends on your style guide... :-)
Apparently, both usages are common. Wikipedia says that years are a special case. :-) I don't think '60's is universally considered incorrect - though the Chicago Manual of Style would. 73, Mark On 7/18/2011 12:32 PM, Kevin Rock wrote: > However, we refer to the '60s without a second apostrophe. > Kevin. KD5ONS > > > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:29:26 -0700, Mark<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Kevin: >> >> Because an " 's " is the standard way to create a plural of a digit or >> digits in English? (at least historically) :-) It doesn't indicate a >> possessive in this usage. >> >> See, for example, >> http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/apostrophe.htm: >> >> "An apostrophe is also used to form some *plurals*, especially the >> plural of letters and digits. Raoul got four _A's_ last term and his >> sister got four 6's in the ice-skating competition. " >> >> Of course, the Chicago Manual of Style disagrees... :-) >> >> 73, >> >> Mark, KD4D >> >> On 7/18/2011 12:19 PM, Kevin Rock wrote: >>> I have always wondered why it is written in the possessive form. Why >>> not >>> write it 73s instead if you want to make it a plural and not possessive? >>> Kevin. KD5ONS >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:57:43 -0700, Gary D Krause<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think the reason 73's came about is that many of us, myself included, >>>> repeat >>>> it twice at the end of a CW QSO. >>>> >>>> Gary, N7HTS >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:46:41 -0600 >>>> "Ken - K0PP"<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> "Q" signals were established to facilitate communication >>>>> between stations that don't share a common language. >>>>> >>>>> In usual usage a "Q" signal without punctuation is considered >>>>> a statement. If it's followed by a "?", it's meant as a question. >>>>> >>>>> Needless to say, a purist would never use a "Q" signal in voice >>>>> communications, but we all do. "The home QTH here is ... (;-) >>>>> >>>>> Oh ... 73 is correct. 73's isn't. 73's is equivalent to "Good >>>>> lucks". >>>>> >>>>> 73! >>>>> Ken - K0PP >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
