"tables 1" is formally correct but awkward. "table 1s" is confusing. I would suggest that we treat "table 1" like sheep and make the plural the same as the singular. If you don't approve of revising the English language, then a valid way to avoid the need for a plural is to say "each table 1".

  --  Herbert

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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Gerard DVD Kleywegt wrote:

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and start quoting RMS-Z-scores (from whatcheck or, soon, from refmac) in your tables 1 ("table 1s"? what *is* the plural of "table 1"?).
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