Apostrophes

In Plurals
  • Don't use apostrophes to form plurals of proper nouns, acronyms, and numerals. For example, the plural of FAQ is FAQs, not FAQ's.
  • Don't pluralize single letters, symbols, or mathematical signs by adding an apostrophe and an s.
    • Incorrect: Salesforce replaces unrecognizable characters with @’s.
    • Correct: Salesforce replaces unrecognizable characters with the at (@) sign.
  • To form the plural of a numeral, add s but no apostrophe: Type three 2s.
  • In abbreviations for measurements, don't add an s to indicate plurality. For example: 10 oz or 30 mm
In Possessives
  • To form the possessive case of singular nouns, including proper nouns ending in an s or z sound, use an apostrophe followed by an s.
  • To form the possessive of plural nouns, add an apostrophe only.
  • Don't use an apostrophe in these possessive pronouns: his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs, and whose.