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Mon 18 Jul, 2005 06:32 pm
This is part of a transcript so in an effort to be correct I have the following question:
If you are talking about pulse oxygens and they say pulse ox a lot and then they say two pulse ox's what is the plural of that one? is it ox's or oxes' or oxes or any suggestions or ideas?
Thanks.
I googled for "pulse ox's" and there were 82 examples listed. "Pulse oxes" only had 7.
But as I understand the rules, "pulse oxes" is more correct. Creating a plural by using the "apostrophe-s" combination is becoming more common, but not correct.
I'll be interested to hear others' opinions on this one.
I'm behind you. mac11. If you're treating the abbreviation ox as a word, and need to use it in the plural, then adding -es has to be the way to do it. Not only is it correct, it's clear to the eye. If you used "ox's", it looks like a possessive.
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