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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Use of an apostrophe is a title abbreviation

If a title of a company is Exclusive Buidling Systems that went by EBS as an abbreviated version in legal documentation, and one needed to state EBS in a possesive form, how would the apostrophe be written?
I.e.: "This letter and its attachments comprise EBS's request for a proposal." OR would it be "This letter and its attachments comprise EBS' request for a proposal."
Can you please provide an answer & explanation? Thank you.
  

Top answer

I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS'. I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS's. Strunk recommends 's after anything singular, no matter what the last letter (EBS's).

— CalifJim

  • I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS'.
  • I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS's.
  • Strunk recommends 's after anything singular, no matter what the last letter (EBS's).
  • I think I would pronounce it as "ee bee essiz", so I would use EBS's.
  • I think the two s's show the pronunciation better.
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I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS'.
I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS's.

Strunk recommends 's after anything singular, no matter what the last letter (EBS's).

I think I would pronounce it as "ee bee essiz", so I would use EBS's. I think the two s's show the pronunciation better.

We'll see what others think, but in my opinion it's your ch
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