> Dana wrote:
> yes, it all boils down to whether we are talking about FAQ the page of
> a site, or whether what is meant is a question for the FAQ page,
> doesn't it? I am having to clarify the meaning of what I am trying to
> edit here.
"FAQ" may be special.
It seems to me that the plural of "F
> I've always been taught that if you have two rodents,
> they're mice, but
> if you have two pointing devices, they're mouses.
> But my point was mostly that it sounds more right to me to
> say "I wrote
> two FAQs" than "I wrote two FAQ". That's all.
I would expect that to be correct because FA
yes, it all boils down to whether we are talking about FAQ the page of
a site, or whether what is meant is a question for the FAQ page,
doesn't it? I am having to clarify the meaning of what I am trying to
edit here.
Dana
On 5/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've always been taught th
I've always been taught that if you have two rodents, they're mice, but
if you have two pointing devices, they're mouses.
But my point was mostly that it sounds more right to me to say "I wrote
two FAQs" than "I wrote two FAQ". That's all.
--Ben
Jerry Johnson wrote:
> If you can ever understand
If you can ever understand how to pluralize everything (in English),
please teach me. I think the rules were written by slightly unstable
people, very late at night, who were drinking. Alot.
One example I always love:
If you have three fish of the same species, you have fish.
If you have three f
I wrote three different FAQ for three different websites? If I'm using
FAQ as a collective noun (which it seems to me it has become) the
shouldn't I pluralize that?
--Ben
Eric Carlisle wrote:
> Both are wrong. :-)
> The acronym is Frequently Asked Questions. There's no need to pluralize
> the
On 5/5/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am I being a curmudgeon, or is this just definitely wrong? Has it
> become less wrong in the current age of acronyms? FAQ's? FAQs?
Unless you are asking "Who do these questions belong to?" it should be
FAQs or even just FAQ (the "s" is contained in the
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> Dana wrote:
> Am I being a curmudgeon, or is this just definitely wrong? Has it
> become less wrong in the current age of acronyms? FAQ's? FAQs?
>
It bugs the crap out of me! Everyone makes typos (typo's), but using
the apostrophe to pluralize is working to be wrong. It's like saying,
"should
Add "there" to list 2.
--- On Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:47 PM, Charlie Griefer scribed: ---
>
> i have 3 pet peeves as far as writing goes...
>
> 1) improper use of you're/your
> 2) improper use of their/they're
> 3) improper use of apostrophe's in plurals :D
>
> hands down, FAQs
>
~~~
Both are wrong. :-)
The acronym is Frequently Asked Questions. There's no need to pluralize
the abbreviation. Just use FAQ.
Definitely don't use an apostrophe to pluralize.
My 0.02,
Eric
Dana wrote:
>Am I being a curmudgeon, or is this just definitely wrong? Has it
>become less wrong in the
-Original Message-
> > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:48 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Apostrophe s as plural
> >
> > i have 3 pet peeves as far as writing goes...
> >
> > 1) improper use of you
> -Original Message-
> From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:48 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Apostrophe s as plural
>
> i have 3 pet peeves as far as writing goes...
>
> 1) improper use of you're/your
&g
i have 3 pet peeves as far as writing goes...
1) improper use of you're/your
2) improper use of their/they're
3) improper use of apostrophe's in plurals :D
hands down, FAQs
On 5/5/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am I being a curmudgeon, or is this just definitely wrong? Has it
> become les
Am I being a curmudgeon, or is this just definitely wrong? Has it
become less wrong in the current age of acronyms? FAQ's? FAQs?
thanks again for playing focus group
Dana
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