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[–] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

Is it ever appropriate to use an apostrophe to pluralize a word?

I stumbled upon exceptions on Wikipedia not long ago including, e.g., pluralizing single letters (Oakland A's) and symbols (#'s).

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I was wondering about that. I assumed there wasn't exceptions, because those can still be possessive. Oakland A's members or 13's unlucky superstition. I'm not surprised though, because English is a stupid mess of a language.

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