[Elecraft] Elecraft] R: K3s vs K3's

[Fred C. Jensen]

In the Lao (and Thai) language, there are no plural forms.  It would be either "K3s" meaning one, or "n K3s" where n is the number of radios. English is as obscure as C.

73,

Fred K6DGW
Sparks NV

Mark via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>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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