Gomi no Sensei wrote: > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Howard Brazee wrote: > >> OK, pretend I said "case" instead of capitalization. It was pretty >> obvious what I meant. > > Yes, you mean that capitalising the letters in CD v. cd somehow make > it plural, which is literally incomprehensible to me. I guess nothing is obvious to all. The difference between CDS and CDs is case. >>> Using an apostrophe-s to >>> indicate a plural is neither old nor well established, > >> Is too. (your turn) > > As the claimant, I should think providing some scintilla of evidence > rather relies on you. Hmmm. Googling I find a slight majority of "experts" recommending no apostrophe. I suppose it depends on what your professor or editor's opinion is. > >>> and mere >>> commonality of usage is not some sort of lapis philosophorum that >>> renders the incorrect correct. >> >> But dictionaries do list such. > > Um, so? I hope you don't mean to say that because a usage is in a > dictionary, it is therefore correct. No, I am showing that even dictionaries recognize that languages change. For a long time people in love with Latin believed we shouldn't end an English sentence with a preposition. Finally "experts" are saying this was silly. But what makes someone an expert anyway?