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* Numbers, including years, simply need an '''s''' without an apostrophe when they are plural; for example: "in the 1990s" and "He is in his 20s." | * Numbers, including years, simply need an '''s''' without an apostrophe when they are plural; for example: "in the 1990s" and "He is in his 20s." | ||
* Likewise, fully capitalized acronyms and abbreviations do not require the apostrophe in plural usage; for example: "CDs and DVDs". | * Likewise, fully capitalized acronyms and abbreviations do not require the apostrophe in plural usage; for example: "CDs and DVDs". | ||
* Except for historically ingrained cases such as Jesus and Moses, '''singular''' possessives are formed with ''''s''' - ''with an apostrophe''. [http://orwell.ru/library/others/style/e/estyle_1.htm] '''Plural''' | * Except for historically ingrained cases such as Jesus and Moses, '''singular''' [[wp:Saxon genitive|possessives]] are formed with ''' 's''' - ''with an apostrophe''. [http://orwell.ru/library/others/style/e/estyle_1.htm] '''Plural''' possessives take a bare apostrophe '''if''' they end in '''s'''. | ||
* Titles ahead of a name are capitalized, such as "Frontier Brain Noland." Titles after a name are lower-case, such as "Noland, frontier brain,..." Put a long title in back of a name (making it lower-case). If it is a job description, it is always lower-case, such as "trainer Ash Ketchum." | * Titles ahead of a name are capitalized, such as "Frontier Brain Noland." Titles after a name are lower-case, such as "Noland, frontier brain,..." Put a long title in back of a name (making it lower-case). If it is a job description, it is always lower-case, such as "trainer Ash Ketchum." | ||
* Hourly times do not use 0s (5 p.m., not 5:00 PM) and the a.m. and p.m. are written lower-case with periods. Use "noon" or "midnight" instead of "12"; taking care not to be ambiguous: write "midnight between Monday and Tuesday", not "midnight Tuesday". | * Hourly times do not use 0s (5 p.m., not 5:00 PM) and the a.m. and p.m. are written lower-case with periods. Use "noon" or "midnight" instead of "12"; taking care not to be ambiguous: write "midnight between Monday and Tuesday", not "midnight Tuesday". | ||