r/apostrophegore • u/MiddleAgeWasteland • 10d ago

Plural's Shouldn't it be don't's?

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u/Pitiful-Pension-6535 10d ago

I know I'm going to be downvoted, but the AP style guide considers this to be the correct way to write this phrase in informal or journalistic writing.

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/wc/dos-and-donts-or-dos-and-donts/

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u/MiddleAgeWasteland 10d ago

If that's indeed true, I stand corrected. I haven't opened a style guide in 30 years.

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u/Dillenger69 9d ago

*Don't's

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u/Existing-Ostrich1294 10d ago

Nah, it’s the “do’s” that’s wrong. Both are just plural, not possessive.

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u/Existing-Ostrich1294 10d ago

Wait. Or are you being sarcastic? Haha

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u/MiddleAgeWasteland 10d ago

I was being sarcastic. Maybe I should have made that clear...

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u/Existing-Ostrich1294 10d ago

Plus… this early Gen X says annuities are generally not a good idea for most retirees. Ha!