Hi, Friday, October 31, 2003, 12:35:59 AM, you wrote:
> I think I am the one who started using MXen as the plural for MX, based on > German usage, in response to all the English grammer critics on rec.phot.* who > claimed that it was improper to use MX's. I have since discovered they are full > of it. Using an apostrophe when making the plural of an acronym is proper usage > according to my style manual. Which style manual is that? It disagrees with the Oxford Style Manual, which says "Do not use the apostrophe when creating plurals. This includes names, abbreviations (with or without full points), numbers and words not usually used as nouns [a list follows]. Do not employ what is sometimes known as 'the greengrocer's apostrophe', such as lettuce's for lettuces and cauli's for cauliflowers.". -- Cheers, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
