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		<title>Which is correct &#8212; OSes or OS&#8217;s?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivy Wigmore</dc:creator>
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The criteria for choosing among ____ for mobile devices are complicated.<br />
a. OS’s<br />
b. OSes
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<p>Answer: b.<br />
Explanation: Use the usual form for pluralizing a word ending in <em>s</em>, which is to add <em>es</em>.</p>
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