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Plural of "CAB" (Citizens Advice Bureau)

In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as a whole and for the individual bureaux which it operates. In England it is common to pluralise "bureau" as "bureaux".
The name is often abbreviated to "CAB". According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?
  

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[nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as ... The name is often abbreviated to "CAB".

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  • [nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic).
  • This is used both for the organisation as ...
  • The name is often abbreviated to "CAB".
  • According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx".
  • [/nq] In the US, we pluralize a pronounced acronym by adding an s.
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[nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as ... The name is often abbreviated to "CAB". According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
In the US, we pluralize a pronounced acronym by adding an s.

CABs is the plural.
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[nq:2]organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
[nq:1]In the US, we pluralize a pronounced acronym by adding an s. CABs is the plural.[/nq]
It is in the USA. Do you have CABx in the USA? If the British CAB organisation want to write CABx, who are you (and who am I) to say they shouldn't? Although I don't like "CABx".
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[nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as ... The name is often abbreviated to "CAB". According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
Most people I know would say CABs
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[nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as ... The name is often abbreviated to "CAB". According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
No, but it does make it a lot easier to find them on Google.

Adrian
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[nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as ... The name is often abbreviated to "CAB". According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
fido = phaiedeaux
GFH
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[nq:2]In the US, we pluralize a pronounced acronym by adding an s. CABs is the plural.[/nq]
[nq:1]It is in the USA. Do you have CABx in the USA? If the British CAB organisation want to write CABx, who are you (and who am I) to say they shouldn't? Although I don't like "CABx".[/nq]
I didn't say they shouldn't they can dop what they wish. There may be a couple correct ways to write the plura
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[nq:2]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice ... organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
[nq:1]fido = phaiedeaux[/nq]
I think it's bolleaux.

Mike.

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[nq:1]I think it's bolleaux.[/nq]
Navvy goes into posh restaurant, looks at menu and demands slice of "gattox". Waiter suggests he means g=E2teau, but navvy insists. Manager advises waiter to humour navvy. Enfin, waiter presents bill. Navvy: "Fifty quid for a slice of cake? Bolleaux!"
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[nq:2]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice ... organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
[nq:1]fido = phaiedeaux[/nq]
Alternative spelling "ghydeau".

Peter Duncanson, UK
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[nq:1]In England there is an organisation called the "Citizens Advice Bureau" (sic). This is used both for the organisation as ... The name is often abbreviated to "CAB". According to the organisation, the plural of "CAB" is "CABx". Are they right?[/nq]
I think the plural of CAB is CABj.
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