In the Lao (and Thai) language, there are no plural forms. It would be either "K3s" meaning one, or "n K3s" where n is the number of radios. English is as obscure as C.
73, Fred K6DGW Sparks NV Mark via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: >Re: >> use the terms K3's or K3s'<< > >>Grammatically incorrect. Use of the> >>apostrophe indicates possessive< > >Well, not always. Websters New World Dictionary (mine is a 1965 edition and >getting pretty used up) lists six uses for the apostrophe, with number six >being: > >"6) in the forming the PLURAL of letters, numbers, etc. Example: He >pronounced his th's like s's. She made her l's look like 7's." > >So, given that, more than one K3 would be K3's. > >Wayne requested that one K3s be just that, K3s. Does that make more than one >K3s be K3s' or K3s's. I think it would be K3s', but I can't find the rule >that says to drop the last s. It is in this dictionary...somewhere. > >Mark >KE6BB > >-------- Original message --------From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> >Date: 10/14/16 8:20 AM (GMT-08:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: >[Elecraft] R: K3s vs K3's > > > use the terms K3's or K3s' > >Grammatically incorrect. Use of the apostrophe indicates possessive as >in "belonging to the K3 or K3s" - for example "the K3's VFO A knob". > >73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > >On 10/14/2016 10:59 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: >> Due to the odd way Elecraft chose to label the new K3s, I would request that >> when referring to multiple radios, use the terms K3's or K3s' rather than >> simply K3s which implies a single radio. >> >> 73, Charlie k3ICH >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to rv6am...@yahoo.com >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to k6...@foothill.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
