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KitFox

23:01

My team needs me.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

I am spent, too, and I would have expected us to be ahead, but the enemy decided to pump like 300 points themselves.

Vitaly

Oh, well. Let's see what our new mercs have got to offer the enemy.

KitFox

5hade5, right?

Vitaly

Yes.

KitFox

I didn't even look at the other one.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

23:08

Looks like a question for us:

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Q: What is the correct plural form of an abbreviation whose last word starts with 'S'?

What is the correct plural form of an abbreviation whose last word starts with 'S' (thus making the last letter in the abbreviation an 'S')? The example I keep running into is "CMS", an abbreviation of "Content Management System". How would I refer to a group of these beasts?

style

And in fact I don't remember us covering this ground before.

KitFox

headdesk

At least it is labeled correctly.

Vitaly

How are you feeling today, @Kit?

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Yeah. Headdesk or not, this is on-topic here and off-topic for Writers.

KitFox

@Vitaly Much better today, Doctor.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Wow I've just earned the Earling badge on Writers.

Wait. Yearling. Not Earling.

KitFox

23:11

Hahaha.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

I really should be sleeping. Then again I am.

KitFox

Spent.

And now my boys need me.

Bye!

Vitaly

Night, both of you!

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Had one more in me. OVER 4000!

Night all.

Cerberus

Bye owl!

Mahnax

23:16

Is there anyone left?

Cerberus

echo

Mahnax

Hi @Cerb!

user19161

@Mahnax Boo!

Mahnax

@JasperLoy Hello!

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Q: What is the correct plural form of an abbreviation whose last word starts with 'S'?

What is the correct plural form of an abbreviation whose last word starts with 'S' (thus making the last letter in the abbreviation an 'S')? The example I keep running into is "CMS", an abbreviation of "Content Management System". How would I refer to a group of these beasts?

grammatical-number abbreviations

Methinks this be a dupe.

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Q: Plural of an initialism that ends with the letter S

I was answering something on Super User and wrote OSes as part of my normal flow without really thinking about it. On a re-read I decided that it didn't look right, so I changed it to OSs, which still felt incorrect. I also considered OS's, but that didn't feel right either, so I thought I'd ask ...

grammar grammatical-number

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Q: What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?

For example, if I wanted to write the equivalent of There are many automated teller machines in this city. Would it be There are many ATMs in this city. or There are many ATM's in this city. (could get confused with possessive form or contraction). or just There are many...

acronyms grammatical-number

Cerberus

didn't you hear the echo? I'm not here

Mahnax

23:21

It's not really a dupe of the second one, but I felt the need to include it in this party.

Oh, right.

Sorry, echo.

Does anyone else think that the above question is a dupe?

user19161

@Mahnax So the first and second should be closed as duplicate of the third?

Cerberus

doesn't think, just is

Mahnax

@JasperLoy No, no. First is a dupe of second. Third is not really a dupe or dupee.

user19161

@Mahnax But the third case covers the other two and even has an answer that addresses this.

Mahnax

@JasperLoy Not really. Anyways, ignore the third. First is a dupe of second.

user19161

23:25

@Mahnax But I think I will close as duplicate of the third anyway.

Mahnax

@JasperLoy If it pleases you, do thusly. As long as it's closed, as it should be.

user19161

@Mahnax Done! Now they will complain. :-)

Mahnax

@JasperLoy Who will complain?

user19161

@Mahnax Maybe the askers of the first two, just joking.

Mahnax

@JasperLoy Oh, haha.

user19161

23:29

But I think the third question covers the first two and has an answer addressing the issue.

Mahnax

I fail to see this answer.

user19161

I once closevoted an older question as duplicate of a newer one because the newer one was broadest and most well-written.

Mahnax

Oh, wait. The little line in the accepted answer.

user19161

@Mahnax It is the topmost answer.

Mahnax

@JasperLoy It's okay, got it.

user19161

23:30

@Mahnax Yes read carefully. This is expecially important in advanced mathematical texts.

Mahnax

@JasperLoy I know, I know.

Sonic The Hedgehog

23:46

Dang it, Jasper is already gone.

I wanted to ask him something..

Mahnax

Hmm.

Sonic The Hedgehog

@Mah ?

Mahnax

@SonicTheHedgehog Ei mitään.

Sonic The Hedgehog

Oh. Eh.

Mahnax

You aren't Canadian, you're not allowed to say eh!

tsks

Sonic The Hedgehog

23:51

Make me.

Mahnax

Big words.

Sonic The Hedgehog

Big words? Entire universe was made to support my massive balls.

Mahnax

That seriously made me laugh out loud.

Sonic The Hedgehog

smirks

Mahnax

snorts derisively

Sonic The Hedgehog

23:54

ignores

Mahnax

snorts louder

Sonic The Hedgehog

uses corks to block his ears

Mahnax

laughs at Sonic for being silly enough to put corks in his ears

Sonic The Hedgehog

Puts wax on it instead

Mahnax

wonders why anyone would put wax in their ears

Seeing as how there's already a bunch there.

Sonic The Hedgehog

23:56

It blocks the sound out completely, no joke.

Ear wax is made out of different material.

Mahnax

@SonicTheHedgehog It's a joke.

Sonic The Hedgehog

I get it... now.

Hey, have you ever played the game called begone?

Mahnax

I believe paraffin wax is something like C₂₅H₅₂.

Sonic The Hedgehog

I am trying to decide if it was worth playing it.

Mahnax

@SonicTheHedgehog No.

Sonic The Hedgehog

23:58

Google it.

My friends say that BeGone is sort of like COD.

Mahnax

CoD is okay.

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