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How do you pluralize letters?
To form the plural of a single letter, italicize the letter and add an apostrophe followed by the unitalicized letter s. Recommended: We called tech support because the printer wasn’t printing uppercase B’s or lowercase p’s. When the capitalization is irrelevant, use uppercase.
What is the symbol for plural?
The answer to your general question is that the apostrophe is used to create plurals of single characters (cit. Wiki). So “p’s and q’s” is correct, or in the strange case of counting dollar signs and other symbols, I could write that there were four $’s, three &’s, and five @’s.
How do you write plural abbreviations?
Simply add an “s” to an abbreviation to make it plural. (Do not add an apostrophe.)
How do you pluralize numbers and letters?
Rule to Remember Numbers can be shortened by adding an apostrophe in place of the omitted number. An apostrophe and s are also used to form the plural of letters, numbers, signs, and words referring to words.
Does notation have plural?
The noun notation can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be notation. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be notations e.g. in reference to various types of notations or a collection of notations.
How do you abbreviate multiple words?
An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm, from Greek acro- in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name) is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a pronounceable word.
How do you pluralize initialism?
Even though it doesn’t make absolute logical sense, you make initialisms and acronyms plural by adding an S to the end no matter what part would be plural if you wrote the whole thing out: even though it would be runs batted in, you write it RBIs.
Is it 60s or 60’s?
It is acceptable to spell out a decade span and to abbreviate a decade span on second reference. When abbreviating a decade span, put an apostrophe before the numbers (facing the correct way) but NOT before the “s.” A decade cannot possess anything! NOT 60’s, but ’60s.
What are the examples of plural form?
Examples
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| man | men |
| child | children |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |