Defining an acronym when using the plural of the term?

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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?

I am defining an acronym which will be substituted for some unwieldy term in a document.

One thing Gary has talked extensively about is his inclination towards extracting domain objects into Plain Ruby Objects (PRO).

The trouble is that the first time I use the unwieldy term (Plain Ruby Object), it is plural. However, the acronym is more useful in the singular.

Should I just hold off defining the acronym until I use its singular form further down the page?

I voted to close as a duplicate. I see that you are asking something a little different, but I think the answer about how to pluralize the acronym will solve your problem. — Kit Z. Fox, Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 31 '12 at 16:31

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Either recast the first use of the full expansion into the singular, or else write the acronym in the plural.

One thing Gary has talked extensively about is his inclination to extract a domain object into a Plain Ruby Object (PRO).
One thing Gary has talked extensively about is his inclination to extract domain objects into Plain Ruby Objects (PROs).

edited Jul 31 '12 at 16:31

RegDwigнt

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:26

tchrist

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