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Old 18-11-2010, 04:09 PM   #224
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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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