<p>I’ve seen a lot of people write “SAT’s” on this forum, but wouldn’t that be possessive?</p>
<p>who cares?</p>
<p>Really?</p>
<p>/10char</p>
<p>Yes, it is SATs, but some people have the tendency to add an apostrophe before the ‘s’ because the word is in all caps, and obviously, does not sound correct when used in plural form. So yes, the correct form is SATs, and SAT’s is erroneous grammar. If anything, the only reason most write it that way is because Google auto-correct does not mark it wrong (red line) when written like this: SAT’s, but it does when you write it like this: SATs.</p>
<p>Who care’s :P</p>
<p>This is why I love this site ;p</p>
<p>I think it is an older convention to form the plural of an abbreviation. This site
[Apostrophes</a> to show the plural of abbreviations](<a href=“http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/apostrophes_show_plural_of_abbreviations.htm]Apostrophes”>Apostrophes for Plurals of Abbreviations and Awkward Plurals)
suggests different rules depending on context, but the writer thinks that SOS’s is correct as the plural of SOS. I can’t access the New York Times Style Guide directly online, but other sites say that it permits apostrophes in plurals of abbreviations. On the other hand, many grammar resources now discourage this use.</p>
<p>I was taught to write decades with an apostrophe, e.g., the 1960’s.
Now, however, many sources prefer the 1960s.</p>
<p>why does it matter? lol</p>