18-11-2010, 04:09 PM
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Meep Meep
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducati888
The context of the above apostrophes are mostly incorrect. They imply plural, not ownership or omission (abbrebviation).
The turbo's too small for that engine - is correct.
The turbos don't work properly - is correct
Turbo's (as in a proper noun, ie, the name of a car) exhausts are too noisy - is correct.
Turbo's were invented by the Japanese - is in fact technically correct (but would not be a common usage), because it's an abbreviation of turbochargers.
The other statements are incorrect due to the use of the apostrophes.
Also, it's punctuation, not grammar.
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