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Old 03-20-2008, 08:17 PM
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Re: Tablet PC's
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Originally Posted by Gunnar Alquist View Post
PC should not have an apostrophe. Since this is an abbreviation and not a contraction, when an "s" is added, an apostrophe is not used. The plural of PC is PCs, not PC's. When an apostrophe is inserted, it becomes possessive and begs the question "What belongs to the PC?"

Then the apostrophe is correct ...

The user "belongs to the PC", thus the apostrophe shows that ownership relationship.
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