What's the proper usage of apostrophes in plural abbreviations?

Asked Sep 04 '14 at 23:13

Active Sep 05 '14 at 01:16

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If I were to abbreviate the word university, I would most likely write uni — or would uni’ be more correct?

If I wanted to say universities, would I write unis or uni’s?

My gut instinct would be to go with unis, but are there any particular rules regarding this?

edited Sep 05 '14 at 01:16

tchrist

asked Sep 04 '14 at 23:13

Matthew Wilkins

Using uni to mean university seems to be something that only German speakers of English say, in my experience. – 200_success Sep 05 '14 at 04:31
Please scan through the links under 'RELATED' in the right hand column on this page. – Kris Sep 05 '14 at 06:10
uni is not a recognized English abbreviation. Use Univ. You may abbreviate the plural as 'Univs.' – Kris Sep 05 '14 at 06:12
@Kris Thanks for correcting my abbreviation of university, although you didn't really answer the question, and those in the related column don't either. – Matthew Wilkins Sep 05 '14 at 11:46
@200_success Although, as Kris points out it isn't correct english, it is used almost exclusively in an informal context in my experience. – Matthew Wilkins Sep 05 '14 at 11:49

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