Re: plurals in acronyms

["Henry J. Wicko II" <henry -dot- wicko -at- gmail -dot- com>]

XYZs = plural
XYZ's = posessive

somebody correct me if I am wrong.

>
> How do you actually write it out?  (as in any or all XYZ) or how do you
> write out a plural acronym if its not possessive.  IS that possessive?.
>
> How would you say:  the budget for the XYZs
>
> or  - the XYZ's budgets ?
>
> any of those correct usage incorrect - is there a guideline?
>
> thanks,
>
> lcp
>
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