[stylist] Question: writing about the letters of the alphabet

[Julie J.]

I don't know about the correct way to do it, but when I could read print 
I remember it being presented as the capital letter with apostrophe s 
even if it was plural and not possessive.

HTH
Julie
On 1/23/2013 2:20 PM, Donna Hill wrote:
> Hi All,
> OK, how do you put it in print when you're talking about the letters of the
> alphabet? For instance, "When I write a g, bla, bla, bla. Or if it were
> plural, "When I write my gs, ..." I'm looking for what is considered proper
> grammar/spelling. I've considered having the letter in italics, placing an
> apostrophe before it and, in the case of a plural, gs would seem more
> correct than using an apostrophe between the letters -- g's -- because it's
> not either possessive or a contraction. Jaws likes the apostrophe, however,
> in terms of pronunciation. Anyway, if anyone has a source for the standard
> for this, please let me know. I haven't gotten anywhere Googling it, and I
> can't find it in any of the style books I have.
> Thanks,
> Donna
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