Re: plurals in acronyms

[Me Too <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I say avoid the problem entirely - write "You can set
guidelines for XYZ locations with..." 

If you use apostrophes in acronyms, sure as the world
some reviewer will argue with you about the dern
things - don't give them the chance.


--- lcp gr <lcpgr -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:

> acronym XYZ  is generic for a place, a site like a
> central office for a 
> city, so there could be an XYZ in Columbus, Oberlin,
> Dublin Ohio.
> 
> In the sentence:
> 
> You can set guidelines for XYZs with...
> 
> How do you actually write it out?  (as in any or all
> XYZ) or how do you 
> write out a plural acronym if its not possessive. 
> IS that possessive?.
> 
> How would you say:  the budget for the XYZs
> 
> or  - the XYZ's budgets ?
> 


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