Originally Posted by
timezonehopper
Apostrophes are used to denote possession (Pucci's hairbrush), contraction (can't) and, less commonly these days, abbreviation ('til instead of "until"). Since none of these apply to the plural of 777 then I'd suggest that there shouldn't be an apostrophe in 777s.
Agreed 100%.
However, the one that always confuses me is acronyms... for example, if I have two movies, are they DVD's or DVDs? Is an acronym an abbreviation which merits an apostrophe? Or is the acronym complete in itself and thus the word should be treated like any other plural, with no apostrophe?
Personally, I loathe the promiscuous overuse of apostrophes so I avoid them even when they are merited:
the '60s is correct but I will almost always write
the 60s.
Originally Posted by
ABZGirl
There is increasing acceptance of a variety of uses of the apostrophe; for example, with names ending in 's' such as James, I believe that both James' and James's are accepted (I prefer the former).
James' makes me gnash my teeth, even though some style guides suggest it is acceptable.
Bess's dress. James's hat. The Jameses' dog.