![]() ![]() "Mind your p's and q's" is now "Mind your p's and q's." It is not necessary to use either italics or an apostrophe to make capital letters or numbers plural. It is also necessary to use italics in addition to the apostrophe in these two situations. In modern style, apostrophes are used only for plural "words as words" and plural lowercase letters. In the past, apostrophes were used to make letters, numbers, abbreviations, and "words used as words" plural. Plural Numbers, Letters, and Abbreviations ![]() Note: Possessive pronouns are already possessive, so they don't need an apostrophe. The papers of everyone = everyone's papers The trails of the jets = the jets' trails The cries of the children = the children's cries Apostrophes are used to show missing letters in contractions, shortened words or numbers, or dialect.Īpostrophes help a noun or indefinite pronoun show ownership by making it possessive. ![]()
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