[Grammar/poll] Quick check ...

[dancefloorlandmine]

Should the plural of an acronym have an apostrophe?

[Poll #1217630]

I know what the Times and Oxford style guides say, but I was wondering about the opinions of my readership on the wonderful wibbly wobbly world wide web.

Comments

Re: To hell with the damn' things

[thekumquat.livejournal.com]

Huntin', fishin', shootin', rock 'n' roll...

But those are to indicate dropped letters in pronunciation, rather than missing out letters to make an abbreviation, so I think your point stands.

Re: To hell with the damn' things

[steer.livejournal.com]

Ah. Interesting, I had forgotten that usage though.