Writer's Block - Writing Tips - Plural and Possessive Abbreviations. The formation of plurals and possessives is usually pretty straightforward, except in the case of abbreviations and acronyms. The following rules should help. To form the plural of an abbreviation, a number, or a capital letter used as a noun, simply add an 's' to the end. A group of MPs The late 1940s Mind your Ps and Qs To form the plural of an abbreviation with periods, a lowercase letter used as a noun, and abbreviations or capital letters that would be ambiguous or confusing if the 's' alone were added, use an apostrophe and an 's'. A group of M.P.' The x's in the equation Sending SOS's Note that, in Canada, periods are not generally used in abbreviations, with the exception of truncated words (such as Inc.) the abbreviation of certain Latin terms (such as e.g. and i.e.), and geographic names (such as U.S.A.
To form the possessive of most abbreviations, add an apostrophe and an 's'. The MP's constituency The YMCA's facilities 1 km 100 km. The Difference Between e.g. and i.e.? By Daniel Scocco The Latin abbreviations e.g. and i.e. are used extensively in English.
Not everyone, however, is aware of the difference in their usage. Some people use them interchangeably. Others even invert their meaning. If you are not completely sure when to use each of those abbreviations, keep reading! E.g. e.g. stands for the Latin phrase “exempli gratia,” which means “for the sake of example.” I like citrus fruits (e.g., oranges and lemons) i.e. i.e.
I like all fruits (i.e., I eat pretty much anything) Some considerations.
How to build your CV on Facebook. InShare I can think of a couple of reasons it might work for you: If you are looking for a social media role with a publisher or broadcasterIf the sort of people you’d like to hire you see Facebook as an important publishing platform But your Facebook presence has got to be completely professional if you are to invite potential employers to see it.
If in doubt, create a new, separate Facebook account for your professional life A guy called Claudio Nader came up with the way to get your CV/resume on Facebook, and you can find his full guide here. Here’s how it works The grab above is from claudio's demo. He’s used two Facebook page elements to do this One is to take the space Facebook lets you have for your profile picture, top left, and create an image and text combination to fill that space.
Facebook gives you a slot of 180x540 pixels, which is pretty big. Claudio really does give you a brilliant kit to do this with, including a range of buttons he’s designed in Facebook colours. Warning.
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