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to: Bill Birrell
from: Neil Heller
date: 2004-05-17 17:00:02
subject: Plural of RDBMS

NH> What is the plural of RDBMS.

BB>    The plural of system is systems. So it's like sheep - RDBMS. :-)

Huh?  Are you saying that if something isn't like system, it's like 
sheep?

If someone were to say:  "I've worked on 3 RBDMS in the past week", 
there would seem to be a mismatch between noun and specifier.

BB> > Is there an apostrophe involved?  Why?  I'm not
BB> > interested in the possessive, only the plural.

BB>    No.

Is there EVER an apostrophe involved?  Under what circumstances?

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