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Hi Again Every month we have a list of people who Did Not Attend and we print out, for example, DNA's 96. Is the apostrophe right for a contraction of the word Attends? Or should it just be DNAs 96
Plural words simply take s with no apostrophe: DNAs. It's not a contraction, it's an abbrieviation.
Convention has it that we don't use the apostrophe for abbrieviations. Also, the full stop between abbrieviations has gone out of favour. For instance, the former P.T.O., e.g. and so on. Hence no D.N.A.
Also, the full stop between abbrieviations has gone out of favour. For instance, the former P.T.O., e.g. and so on. Hence no D.N.A.
I worked for BBC Television in London for 31 years and at the start of my time there in 1964 all the B.B.C. vehicles had very prominent full stops after each letter as shown here. They were everywhere within the Corporation - and even appeared on the first transmitted Test Cards as "B.B.C. Television Service". See here: http://txlib.mb21.co.uk/main.php?g2_itemId=750
