Apostrophe Abuse/neglect

Cloud · 11-04-2009, 03:54 PM

Here's a local body art place I blogged about: Do's & Tattoos. I'm not exactly sure what the rule here would be. Technically, to indicate the omitted letters, it would be 'Dos. But I think there's a rule that says if the result is unreadable, you can put an apostrophe in the plural to make it read better. Without the apostrophe, people 'round here would read it as "dos"; i.e., the number two. So, it would be . . .
'Do's.

Here's a link to the blog post, if you're interested (but no biggie):
http://piercedconsumer.com/2009/11/03/dos-tattoos/

11-04-2009, 03:54 PM	#34
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Here's a local body art place I blogged about: Do's & Tattoos. I'm not exactly sure what the rule here would be. Technically, to indicate the omitted letters, it would be 'Dos. But I think there's a rule that says if the result is unreadable, you can put an apostrophe in the plural to make it read better. Without the apostrophe, people 'round here would read it as "dos"; i.e., the number two. So, it would be . . . 'Do's. Here's a link to the blog post, if you're interested (but no biggie): http://piercedconsumer.com/2009/11/03/dos-tattoos/ Attached Images __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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