Grammatical Gripe of the Day

[anotheranon]

"FAQ's" is never going to be the plural of "FAQ". Nope, never, ain't gonna happen. C'mon people, I can understand mixing up the occasional its/it's/its', but this isn't rocket science!

There, I feel better :P

Long day, yet somehow it didn't start out like that. Much fussing of old vs. new boxes and keeping everything synched at work. Come home, lift weights, sew a bit on the chemise, and I am suddenly much more tired than I realized :(

Going to go crash hard but try and leave on an "up" note - hot cider is just perfect for this weather, almost as good as hot chocolate :)

Comments

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

this FAQ thingie. is not not trickiers than that? (not that I have ever used the FAQ's). as I understand it, and please remember I'm a dense Swede, FAQ is short for "Frequently Asked Questions". but, using it as much as we do the three letters has got a life of their own and FAQ has actually become a word of itself.

so then? what is plural of FAQ? FAQ:s? FAQs? FAQ? uhu?

*ready and steady with pen to make note in margin of English-to-Swedish/Swedish-to-English dictionary*

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

so then? what is plural of FAQ? FAQ:s? FAQs? FAQ? uhu?

It would be "FAQs". The broad explanation: tacking an "s" to the end of a word usually makes it plural. Tacking a "'s" on the end usually makes it posessive. Example:

Many different Kais running around (plural)

Kai's brace (posessive - the brace that belongs to Kai).

There are of course exceptions to these rules - English is a tricky language to learn well even if it's your first language! I would ask semmie17 about the fine details!

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

aha! we usually tack a "or", "ar" or "er" to the end to make it plural. and posessive like "Allison's Kai" will in Swedish be Allisons Kai. you can imagine how switching back and forth can bring anyone to one's knees ,))