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[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.

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Re: To hell with the damn' things

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You spell out on first reference, obviously. And in your example, you would write contracts for difference (CDs) and credit default swaps (CDSs).

I worked in structured finance, which is just littered with CDSs, so that one I know. House style varies on how to present the plural, of course, but reducing extraneous apostrophes and periods is generally preferred these days.

H