I always thought DSN's was the accepted style -- i.e. 3rd rule for the apostrophe being to pluralize an acronym (even though it indicates posessive on non acronyms). Maybe I'm just horribly confused. :) Maybe we need a new puntuation rule -- acronyms are pluralized with apostrophe-i ... DSN'i. :P
> My guess would be that you don't pluralize, since > IS Service Request and > IS Service Reuests > would have the same acronymn. > With that said, I usually use DSNs (since 's implies > posessive or > substitution for missing letters.). But in cases were the > case is > lower, or I forget, I sometimes use the 's. > On 3/22/06, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> This is bothered me for sometime and it would be nice to >> know an answer, if one exists. >> >> If one is using an acronym; DSN, DNS, ISSR (IS Service >> Request, a local acronym of BloodSource) for example and >> one wants to express these as a plural, is there a >> correct way to do this? And does it involve an >> apostrophe? >> >> In other words is either of these forms more correct then >> the other? >> >> DSNs vs. DSN's >> DNSs vs. DNS's >> ISSRs vs. ISSR's >> >> Or is one just not supposed to do this at all? >> >> >> -------------- >> Ian Skinner >> Web Programmer >> BloodSource >> www.BloodSource.org >> Sacramento, CA >> >> --------- >> | 1 | | >> --------- Binary Soduko >> | | | >> --------- >> >> "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" >> - Cynthia Dunning >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This message including any >> attachments is for the sole use of the intended >> recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged >> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or >> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the >> intended recipient, please contact the sender and >> delete any copies of this message. >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201202 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
