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minus-squareLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·edit-26 months agoThe way I knew it in the UK is: AC - singular air conditioner AC’s - air conditioner’s [something] ACs - multiple air conditioners
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoShare pics of the textbooks saying that, I’d be curious to see.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoIt’s the same in the US, people just aren’t very aware of/careful about grammar here.
minus-squaredubious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoit drives me nuts. please preserve grammar, people. it just descends into chaos without it.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoPeople like simple rules, that’s all. So for most people it’s conjunction or possessive. The hanging apostrophe starts some fun conversations too.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIt’s incorrect in American English as well, but people commonly use it this way anyway.
minus-squareimmutable@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoAmerican checking in, this was also how I was taught to pluralize throughout my education. The usage in the post title seemed correct to me fwiw
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The way I knew it in the UK is:
AC - singular air conditioner
AC’s - air conditioner’s [something]
ACs - multiple air conditioners
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Share pics of the textbooks saying that, I’d be curious to see.
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It’s the same in the US, people just aren’t very aware of/careful about grammar here.
it drives me nuts. please preserve grammar, people. it just descends into chaos without it.
People like simple rules, that’s all. So for most people it’s conjunction or possessive. The hanging apostrophe starts some fun conversations too.
It’s incorrect in American English as well, but people commonly use it this way anyway.
American checking in, this was also how I was taught to pluralize throughout my education.
The usage in the post title seemed correct to me fwiw
There is no apostrophe in the title…
The title in the image