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I would also suggest single person possessive because only one person
(presumably) will be using the book at a time. I like Janice's
suggestion of Administration Guide because that just takes away the need
for the pesky little apostrophe.
Claire Conant
Technical Editor
Digeo, Inc.
www.digeo.com
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Subject: Re: Administrators or Administrator's Manual
Beth Sargent wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if it's more acceptable to use Administrators or
> Administrator's when naming a manual Administrators Manual? I googled
it
> and got about a 50-50 usage.
>
We use "Administration Guide" but we also use
single-person possessive when titles identify the
audience (e.g., "Advanced User's Guide,"
"Developer's Guide").
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