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On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Zuercher, Darrell <dzuerche -at- tva -dot- gov>wrote:
> Heather,
>
> Section 6.16 of the Chicago Manual of Style would indicate that RFSs is
> the correct form. Their example is SOSs, not SOS'.
>
> --Darrell
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> To: Filipp Sapienza; TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- TECHWR-L -dot- COM
> Subject: Question on acronym plural
>
> Request for Service = RFS
>
> When talking about multiple, do I leave it as RFS or use RFS' ?
>
> Ie, certain RFS were used to create.... or Using a meaningful sample of
> RFS',
>
>
> I really should know this, but my brain is dying due to the paper I'm
> working on.
>
> ~ Heather
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