Are there any words that require an apostrophe to be pluralized? If not, why do people use them all the time ("DVD's", etc.)?
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Oh my stars but that makes me crazy. The only time it gets an apostrophe is when you're dealing with possession or a contraction.... "the DVD's case" is right. "we watched DVD's all night" is not. Apostrophe use is one of my all time pet peeves. :)
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G'day Elitheeli, Thank you for your question. As far as I know, there are none. I think the rules for apostrophes are poorly understood. It has two functions - to show omission of letters such as in it's good to see you and to show possession as Elitheeli's question. I have attached sources for reference. Regards State University of New York http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/Web/Selden/OWL/apostrophe.htm Apostrophe Protection Society http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/ Write 101 http://www.write101.com/sample.htm Dictionary.com Apostrophe usage http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/s24.html
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Yes. I's, A's if you don't put the apstrophe then it would read Is and As. I think there are more but it's getting late and I can't seem to think of them right now.
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