Plurals of abbreviations are formed in the same way as the regular plurals of common nouns: simply by adding the letter
s. Note that there is no apostrophe before
s, which is written in lower case.
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When the singular form of the abbreviation ends in
s, that form can also be used to refer to a plural group. This avoids the uncomfortable effect of seeing an
s repeated.
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