Date   : Sat, 16 Oct 2004 02:14:11 +0100
From   : Jeremy C B Nicoll <Jeremy@...>
Subject: Re: Signitures

In article <IaVK7tAWWDcBFwuy@...>,
   Ben Newsam <ben@...> wrote:
> In message <8F55B1918087D4118BCB00508B0CCEBB0AADFBF2@...>, 
> "Saddler, Chris" <chris.saddler@...> writes
> >But it seems to me that in the phrase, 70's music, an apostrophe is
> >justified since there is a possessive element i.e. music belonging
> >to the 70s.

> There might be an argument there to use the form 70s' music.

Hmmm, yes ... because "seventies' music" would be correct.  
 
> About the only time I would use an apostrophe for a plural would be
> for single letters, but especially the letter S.

I'd normally either quote multiple letter "s"s, or use capitalisation
to distinguish between the letter and the plural indicator, eg: "one S,
several Ss".

-- 
Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.