I’d like to repair neon signs

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1. Anonymous says

   From MIT, The Mayfield Handbook of Scientific and Technical Writing (http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:rwiF5jwy8vgJ:https://mit.imoat.net/handbook/apostrop.htm+apostrophe+plurals+acronyms&hl=en&lr=lang_en): “Optionally, use the apostrophe to form the plurals of acronyms and numbers. Be consistent, however, throughout a document. Always use the apostrophe to form the plurals of lowercase letters.”

   November 2, 2005, 4:54 am Reply
2. Anonymous says

   “Optionally” = “used so often that we might as well let it slip”
   ——–
   To form the plural of an abbreviation, a number, or a capital letter
   used as a noun, simply add an ‘s’ to the end.

   - A group of MPs
   - The late 1940s
   - Mind your Ps and Qs

   To form the plural of an abbreviation with periods, a lowercase letter
   used as a noun, and abbreviations or capital letters that would be
   ambiguous or confusing if the ‘s’ alone were added, use an apostrophe
   and an ‘s’.

   - A group of M.P.’s
   - The x’s in the equation
   - Sending SOS’s”

   November 2, 2005, 6:48 am Reply
3. Chris says

   I need to post the neon sign that reads “CDs and DVD’s” — definitely not consistent there!

   November 2, 2005, 6:52 am Reply