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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 acronymic plurals #140101 02/22/05 01:45 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont so, what's the proper way to pluralize CD and/or DVD? CDs just looks wrong, and CD's indicates possession, and one really doesn't want to have to write out compact discs every time, and... looking for the vinyl answer... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: acronymic plurals #140102 02/22/05 02:21 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > CDs just looks wrong Not to my eye, eta. One cm, two cms is a common pattern of pluralisation here, and the uppper case makes no odds to me. The possessive, wrongly applied, on the other hand... [/grinding teeth] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: acronymic plurals #140103 02/22/05 02:30 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont hmm. ok. I can try CDs, and see if I'll get used to it. thanks! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: acronymic plurals #140104 02/22/05 02:34 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I'm with mav (although quite far removed). I also prefer adding lowercase s to uppercase acronyms*, indicating the s is not inherently part thereof. *wwftds being a notable exception <g> Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: acronymic plurals #140105 02/22/05 02:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 What mav and tsuwm said. [/putting-in-vote-after-the-election-is-already-over emoticon] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: acronymic plurals #140106 02/22/05 04:53 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok *wwftds being a notable exception <g> Well, tsuwm, you could try wwftdS on for size, I suppose ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: acronymic plurals #140107 02/22/05 05:01 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK That's a capital idea! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter That's a capital idea! #140108 02/22/05 06:31 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Thre's no capital I in dea. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's a capital idea! #140109 02/22/05 06:40 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass heh.. next you'll be telling us there's no I in ego. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's a capital idea! #140110 02/22/05 06:52 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Trust you to sum it up! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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