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Victo Posted 13 years ago
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One of the Oxford style guides uses a single quote on both sides of a 'letter as a letter', 'a word as a word' etc to indicate the plural forms.Examples:'T's, 'h's, '3'sIf we use this method of punctuation for a 'word as a word', and the plural for that word would naturally end in 'es', which choice below would look accurate to your eye? I don't think we'd need the 'es' in No 2 below. My vote is for 'whereas's in sentence No 1. Do you agree – yes or no?(1) He used an excessive number of 'whereas's in that last paragraph.(2) He used an excessive number of 'whereas'es in that last paragraph.Thank you.
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This came out all jammed up above, ie the formatting. I'll try it again. One of the Oxford style guides uses a single quote on both sides of a 'letter as a letter', 'a word as a word' etc.
- This came out all jammed up above, ie the formatting.
- I'll try it again.
- One of the Oxford style guides uses a single quote on both sides of a 'letter as a letter', 'a word as a word' etc.
- Examples: 'T's, 'h's If we use this method of punctuation for a 'word as a word', and the plural for that word would naturally end in 'es', which choice below would look accurate to your eye?
- I don't think we'd need the 'es' in No 2 below.
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This came out all jammed up above, ie the formatting. I'll try it again.
One of the Oxford style guides uses a single quote on both sides of a 'letter as a letter', 'a word as a word' etc.
Examples:
'T's, 'h's
If we use this method of punctuation for a 'word as a word', and the plural for that word would naturally end in
'es', which choi
One of the Oxford style guides uses a single quote on both sides of a 'letter as a letter', 'a word as a word' etc.
Examples:
'T's, 'h's
If we use this method of punctuation for a 'word as a word', and the plural for that word would naturally end in
'es', which choi
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Hi,
I don't know what the various style guides suggest, but I would never write in that way. I'd avoid the problem by saying
eg He used the word 'whereas' excessively in that last paragraph.
Clive
I don't know what the various style guides suggest, but I would never write in that way. I'd avoid the problem by saying
eg He used the word 'whereas' excessively in that last paragraph.
Clive
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