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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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baldmonkey is the king of mspaint on photo's though,

(, Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:12, 1 reply, 16 years ago)
on photo's what?

(, Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:13, Reply)
abrieviation of photographs
I am correct.
(, Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:18, Reply)
Bollocks you are.
Photo is no longer regarded as an abbrvtn - so photos is the normal pluralityfication
(, Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:24, Reply)
The apostrophe would seem to indicate a possesive tense
Although missing letters are indicated by an apostrophe in words like can't, abbreviations don't generally use apostrophes: an abbreviation of gentleman is gent. The abbreviated form then gets treated like a word, so its plural is gents and its possessive is gent's. The plural can also form a possessive, gents'.
These are correct:
The gent's hat (the hat of the gent)
The gents' hats (the hats of the gents)
Gents (Gentlemen) – a lavatory sign, maybe.


Although the abbreviated sign on the door of a gentlemans' toilet is an owned tense(as in belonging to more than one), it still reads "Gents" without the apostrophe.
(, Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:26, Reply)

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