From: Peter Frings <peter.frings@agfa.com>
To: emacs-orgmode Org-Mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Language question
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:05:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ECC9F25F-2DB6-450E-862E-96AD04D84CDB@agfa.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6886503D1523ED41ACBD82F205B220EA03673D80@ad01msxmb004.US.Cingular.Net>
On 10 Dec 2008, at 17:13, Womick, Don wrote:
> 's always indicates possession, never plurality.
>
> I don't think there's a hard-and-fast choice between "IDs" and "ids",
> but "IDs" looks better to me, since it's clear that you're using an
> abbreviation. But if you write "id" (singular), be consistent and
> write
> "ids" (plural).
I'm not a native English speaker, but since the Chicago Manual of
Style is within reach...
About the plural:
<quote>
* Letters, nouns coinages, numbers: So far as it can be done without
confusion, single or multiple letters used as words, hyphenated
coinages used as nouns, and numbers (wether spelled out or in figures)
firm the plural by adding s alone:
the three Rs
YMCAs
...
* Abbreviations with periods, lowercase letters used as nouns, and
capital letters that would be confusing if /s/ alone were added form
the plural with an apostrohpe and an s:
Ph.D's
x's and y's
SOS's
...
</quote>
About the capitalization:
I can't find it right now (might have read it somewhere else), but I
think the rule is rather simple:
Acronyms should be written in uppercase when they are spelled out in
speech, e.g. ID (Ey-Dee). When they're being used as words, they're
written in lowercase, e.g., 'radar'.
Combining the two, I think it's "IDs".
Cheers,
Peter.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-10 17:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-10 15:18 Language question Carsten Dominik
2008-12-10 15:36 ` Bernt Hansen
2008-12-10 16:14 ` Ian Barton
2008-12-10 16:18 ` OT: " Carsten Dominik
2008-12-10 15:42 ` Matthew Lundin
2008-12-10 16:13 ` Womick, Don
2008-12-10 17:05 ` Peter Frings [this message]
2008-12-10 17:25 ` Carsten Dominik
2008-12-10 17:03 ` Samuel Wales
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