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 English Tip of the Week
Unusual Plurals of Abbreviations
Thanks to Lawrence K., who responded to my tip on forming plurals of symbols by pointing out that the plurals of some abbreviations are formed in ways other than by adding an s.
Example: pp. = pages
Example: sp. = species (singular); spp. = species (plural)
Example: cc., c.c., C.C., Cc, or cc = copy/copies or carbon copy/copies
Interesting Note: The original meaning of cc was carbon copy. Before photocopiers and computer printers, to make one or more copies of a document, carbon paper was placed between sheets of typewriter paper. Back then, as is the case today, the abbreviation was placed at the end of the document, followed by a colon and the name/location where the copy was sent. Fast forward some years...of course, your e-mail program has this feature, allowing you to send e-mails to any number of people.
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Last week's E-newsletter stated that you may end a sentence with a necessary preposition. In response, Allen Y. sent this to me. Hopefully, you will see the humor in it.
I have known for a long time that you should never end a sentence with a preposition unless you can’t find anything else to end it with.
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