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[-] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 29 points 6 months ago

Bad title. Pakistan is censoring their own country.

I thought some other country was fucking with their internet

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Also, the VPN's what? It's basic grammar to know when to use a possessive S instead of a plural S.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I hear you, but using apostrophes after plural acronyms and abbreviations is accepted practice in modern English grammar. Here's a link to a more detailed explanation.

[-] Aatube@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

Personally, I only do that if the acronym is lowercase. Also, it's about orthography, not grammar :)

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Orthography. TIL

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Guess I don't know basic grammar.

[-] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

orthography* :)

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Who does? It's ever-changing. I still instinctively use two spaces after periods.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago

Wait...when did we stop doing that?

this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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