On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:46:17 +0000, Mike Fleming
wrote:

In article , Graham.
writes:

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:58:29 -0000, "Moron Watch"
wrote:


"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
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

HTH


Crossposted to APIHNA for a definitive answer.

I would have said tht the post saying it was total rubbish was total
rubbish, but it seems that both forms are correct. However, saying
that it differs depending on pronunciation is total rubbish.

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

My own view is that I wouldn't use an apostrophe and it looks wrong
when someone does.

Some years ago someone in alt.usage.english said that the use of an
apostrophe to form the plural of a set of initials was mandatory in the
"house style" of IBM, the computer company.

The purpose was apparently to make absolutely clear that the "s" was not
part of the string of letters.


--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe)