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Default How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?

On 19/12/2016 21:58, Moron Watch wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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Muddymike wrote:

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which
makes light bulbs relevant to this group.


And at least one to post that the plural of URL is URLs and not URL's.


And another to post, that that's total rubbish.

Acronyms such as URL are pronounced using their component letters
as individual sounds thus YOU ARE ELL. Not as EARL.

While the plural of URL pronounced Earl would indeed be URLs
the plural of URL pronounced YOU ARE ELL is URL's.

The exact same applies to things such as MBE's, CBE's, and OBE's


A frequently argued question, but the majority view is that you're wrong.

eg
http://english.stackexchange.com/que...strophe-or-not