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TerrorShield

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Thread created on Wed Jan 16, 2013 06:21:29
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http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=545
http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=546
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http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=548
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Apostrophes indicate possession. Therefore:
Dual TMP's should be Dual TMPs
Dual Bushmaster's should be Dual Bushmasters
Dual MP5's should be Dual MP5s
Dual P90's should be Dual P90s
Dual Uzi's should be Dual Uzis

(Interestingly enough, the names are correct for the Dual Melee Weapons.)

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Posted on Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:05:38
For Ched.

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Posted on Wed Jan 16, 2013 13:07:25
Apostrophes also indicate plural?

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Posted on Wed Jan 16, 2013 19:55:36
I think TerrorShield is correct:

www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

I think Rule 11 on that page applies here.

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Posted on Thu Jan 17, 2013 06:18:06
Sorry Ched, but I think you're mistaken.

www.dailywritingtips.com/when-to-form-a-plural-with-an-apostrophe

Also see wuggington's link.

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Posted on Mon Jan 21, 2013 13:06:46
"DO NOT use an apostrophe to form the plural of capital letters used as words, abbreviations that contain no interior periods, and numerals used as nouns:"

This would mean only correcting four of the five mentioned, right?

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Posted on Thu Jan 24, 2013 17:37:33
I would change it for all of them since you don't use a full stop in the abbreviaton, I'm assuming that's what you are talking about. Unless I'm missing something.


To be clear, if you're going by those rules, it would be 'TMPs' (and if you happen to be talking about uzis, then the word 'uzis' fits the rule, although it looks a little strange to me.)

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