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( , Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:12, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Photo is no longer regarded as an abbrvtn - so photos is the normal pluralityfication
( , Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:24, Reply)

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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