Comments on: Time flies http://www.prepoceros.com/2008/03/09/time-flies/ Horn o'plenty. A cornucopia, if you will. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Natalie http://www.prepoceros.com/2008/03/09/time-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Natalie Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:32:55 +0000 http://prepoceros.com/?p=485#comment-619 Ooh yes, I agree. "Don't's" is an abomination. Ooh yes, I agree. “Don’t's” is an abomination.

]]> By: Jenni http://www.prepoceros.com/2008/03/09/time-flies/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Jenni Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000 http://prepoceros.com/?p=485#comment-618 I have the same issue with those kinds of plurals. I've been working with Chicago style on the manuscript I'm editing and they say that if it will make sense as a word, then no apostrophe. If just adding "s" will cause confusion then add the apostrophe. The only time I absolutely use them is if I have to talk about plural letters (so "a's , b's, c's") . The aesthetics bother me so much that I tend to personally write "dos and don'ts" and "pros and cons" . The thought of writing "don't's" makes me shudder. I have the same issue with those kinds of plurals. I’ve been working with Chicago style on the manuscript I’m editing and they say that if it will make sense as a word, then no apostrophe. If just adding “s” will cause confusion then add the apostrophe.

The only time I absolutely use them is if I have to talk about plural letters (so “a’s , b’s, c’s”) . The aesthetics bother me so much that I tend to personally write “dos and don’ts” and “pros and cons” . The thought of writing “don’t's” makes me shudder.

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