[OM] Re: [OT] The Do's and Don'ts of apostrophe placement

[ScottGee1]

Jez, the way I read the phrase, "DOs" and "DON'Ts" are both plural.
Apostrophes are not used.  Of course the apostrophe used in "DON'Ts"
to form the contraction is appropriate.

Some references:

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=119095

http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/sins/sin4.html


BTW, here's a related song for those who don't mind dark humo(u)r and
a bit of salty language:

http://very.net/frantic/strunk.htm

ScottGee1



On 9/6/06, Jez Cunningham <jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok pedant colleagues - where does one put the apostrophes in "DOs and
> DON'Ts"?
> cheer's,
> Jez

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