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"MMOs" not "MMO's"

TithrielleTithrielle Member Posts: 547
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM
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  • DarkchronicDarkchronic Member Posts: 1,088
    I've been saying this for a long time. Just because 'MMOs' is a plural does not mean it has to have an apostrophe.

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  • SigneSigne Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,524
    Well, it depends, doesn't it?  If you say, "My MMO's dog was run over by a pissed taxi driver in Surbiton", that's perfectly acceptable.

    Innit?


  • FlatfingersFlatfingers Member Posts: 114

    The same goes for the plurals "PCs" and "NPCs" (not PC's and NPC's, unless you're talking about something a character owns).

    Personally, I believe it is a sign that we are near the End Times when so many advertisements -- from companies whose ad budgets presumably include enough money to pay for copy editors -- misuse "it's" for "its." I'm seeing this one from way too many people who ought to know better.

    Apparently the distinction between possessives and contractions is no longer being taught.

    Next up: spitting into the wind, cursing the darkness, and expecting the mountain to come to Mohammad....

    --Flatfingers

  • TamalanTamalan Member Posts: 1,117

    There are two things that truly set us apart from animals.

    1. The opposable thumb

    2. Verbal/written communication.

    So when I am bombarded with leetspeak and players who describe everything or anything as 'gay' (how on earth can an object like a sword or breastplate have a sexual preferance?), I can only conclude that their thumb is their only saving grace.

    And by the way some people play, even that looks doubtful...

    Happy Hunting

    Tam

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