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>Now my question is that an apostrophe is used to indicate letters that
been
left out in a contraction, like couldn't, right?
And possessives.
>Look at this sentence fragment: "Most SMEs agree...." To me that looks
wrong. I think it should be: "Most SME's agree...."
SMEs/SME's is not possessive in this case; it's plural. So, the question
is, do you mean SMEes or not? If you mean SMEes, then SME's is a
contraction. Otherwise, add s not 's for the plural.
Look at this sentence fragment: "Most SMEs agree...." To me that looks
wrong. I think it should be: "Most SME's agree...." But that doesn't
seem
right either as it looks like a singular possessive and that does not
match
with "agree." And "Most SMEs' agree...." is clearly wrong because it is
a
plural possessive, not an indication of a contraction as the apostrophe
is
external to where the letters are left out.
Suggestions?
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