Verbal Style (2)
July 22, 2009 – 2:27 amThis approach can compound the grammatical mistake by leading to momentary confusion and more work for your audience. Consider the following sentence:
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DVD’s produce sharper images than VHS’s because a DVD’s resolution of 500 lines is greater than a VHS’s resolution of 240 lines. |
The first DVD and VHS references are plural; the second references are possessive.
Using acronyms is risky because they may be unfamiliar to part of your audience. If you do use an acronym, the correct way to turn it into a plural form is with a lowercase “s” and no apostrophe. The same applies to a number or to any other word that needs to be expressed as a plural as in Figure 7.9.
Taken From : Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story