yes it should be 4 C's. letters and numbers take apostrophes for plurals to prevent confusion. There were 27 2's on the list. Not, there were 27 2s on the list. Otherwise some people might think it is pronounced 2 ess or something like that. Same for letters. 4 Cs might be interpreted as 4 C ess. So I've been told. I would stick with 4 C's. I think also letters and numbers don't usually take possessives since they don't usually "have" (possess) anything. Also I just finally figured out that possess and possessive have 4 S's in them. I have had about a 50% success rate with those words--figured I would use 3 S's half the time and 4 S's the other half to cover my bets--then I would have a 50% chance of getting it right. But of course in school 50% is a failing grade, so obviously that strategy (or strategery) wasn't going to work in the long run. So thanks Daria for forcing me to learn how to spell those words correctly once and for all.
--- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We are having a family event at church in December called the 4Cs. The > person running it is calling it 4C's. I know it shouldn't be possessive so > should it be 4 'C's or 4 "C"s or 4Cs. BTW the 4 Cs are Crafts, Cocoa, > Caroling and Cookies. We are Unitarian Universalists after all. > I need to know by tonight if possible since I am making the sign up sheets > this evening.... > Eagerly awaiting your answers. > Daria >
