[Elecraft] R: K3s vs K3's

[Mark]

Re:   >> use the terms K3's or K3s'<<

>Grammatically incorrect.  Use of the>
>apostrophe indicates possessive<

Well, not always.  Websters New World Dictionary (mine is a 1965 edition and getting pretty used up) lists six uses for the apostrophe, with number six being:

"6)  in the forming the PLURAL of letters, numbers, etc.  Example:  He pronounced his th's like s's.  She made her l's look like 7's."

So, given that, more than one K3 would be K3's.

Wayne requested that one K3s be just that, K3s.  Does that make more than one K3s be K3s' or K3s's.  I think it would be K3s', but I can't find the rule that says to drop the last s.  It is in this dictionary...somewhere.

Mark
KE6BB

-------- Original message --------From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com> Date: 10/14/16  8:20 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] R: K3s vs K3's 

 > use the terms K3's or K3s'

Grammatically incorrect.  Use of the apostrophe indicates possessive as
in "belonging to the K3 or K3s" - for example "the K3's VFO A knob".

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV

On 10/14/2016 10:59 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote:
> Due to the odd way Elecraft chose to label the new K3s, I would request that
> when referring to multiple radios, use the terms K3's or K3s' rather than
> simply K3s which implies a single radio.
>
> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>
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