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...the apostrophe should not be used unless necessary to clarify meaning. Example: multiple A = A's rather than As, but multiple PC = PCs.
I'm with Sparteye. Excellent concise rule. Occam's Willie would be proud.
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And Bel, it is Saint Valentine's Day.
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Bridget may want to wring my neck for it, but alas I do use an apostrophe at the end of a plural acronym. Of course I know better than to do it otherwise. Now what really vexes me is when you see a sign posted in a store that reads:
THERE WILL BE A $15 SERVICE FEE FOR "ALL" RETURNED CHECKS
Even worse, I saw one that read "There is a $15 charge for 'EACH' returned checks." I had to go home and take an aspirin for that one.
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Bel, it is Saint Valentine's Day...even though [pedant-cap-emoticon] there were two of them! - so should be Valentines' Day  I had to go home and take an aspirin for that oneSo that's what passed tense does for you, huh?
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