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| I think OSes would be better. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:11 am OSs vs OSes |
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| I don't think so, cause I've never seen OSes. If you write OSes, does it mean that is operating systemES? But if you sure give me an explanation please. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:41 am OSs vs OSes |
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| No, never systemes. OS is OS itself although it does mean Operating System. I suggest you take a google. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:21 am OSs vs OSes |
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I would prefer OSs. Sometimes people might use OS's as the plural, but I think it would be relatively rare to see OSes.
ASs, or AS's, but never ASes. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:29 am OSs vs OSes |
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Google says,
OSes 2,880,000
OS's 134,000,000 (Jamie's offer  )
But it seems to me OSs would go to another abbreviation: Open System Source.
I am not sure though. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:52 pm OSs vs OSes |
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| Quote: | | But it seems to me OSs would go to another abbreviation: Open System Source. |
Wouldn't that be OSS? |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 13:03 pm OSs vs OSes |
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21,000 English pages for "mac OS's".
9,080 English pages for "mac OSs".
But:
42,600 English pages for "windows OS's".
98,500 English pages for "windows OSs".
And:
27,800 English pages for "linux OS's"
150,000 English pages for "linux OSs".
Hm... |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 13:11 pm OSs vs OSes |
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It seems to me that someone who would write "OSes" would be someone who always says "OS" rather than "operating system" when speaking. The pronunciation of the plural form of "OS" would sound like "OSes". Thus a person who never actually says "operating systems" might tend to write the plural of "OS" the same way he/she pronounces it.
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 13:35 pm OSs vs OSes |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: | I would prefer OSs. Sometimes people might use OS's as the plural, but I think it would be relatively rare to see OSes.
ASs, or AS's, but never ASes. |
I fully agree with you.
| Quote: | | But it seems to me OSs would go to another abbreviation: Open System Source |
As we are talking about technical literature I use Cisco press, Microsoft Manual of Style, and Microsoft Computer Dictionary (fifth edition) to know what does OS mean.
Microsoft Dictionary says: "OS n. See operating system." And then in Microsoft Manual of Style (version 3.0) we can read "To form the plural of an acronym, use a lowercase "s" without an apostrophe." Example: several IFSs.
So, I'm not fully confident about OSes or OSs, but I am fully confident that OSs is acronym of operating systems, but not an open source systems, cause open source software (not system, if you mean UNIX) is OSS but not OSs.
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 13:48 pm OSs vs OSes |
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| Quote: | | It seems to me that someone who would write "OSes" would be someone who always says "OS" rather than "operating system" when speaking |
I've read such an answer on the Internet, so it's colourable. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 14:29 pm OSs vs OSes |
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| Vishnya wrote: | | But in process of reading I find ASes (autonomous systemS) in this book. What is it? Mistake? |
As regards writing the plural of 'AS' with an -es ending, perhaps the person simply didn't want to risk it being confused with the word 'ass'. 
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 19:20 pm OSs vs OSes |
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| Molly wrote: | 21,000 English pages for "mac OS's".
9,080 English pages for "mac OSs".
But:
42,600 English pages for "windows OS's".
98,500 English pages for "windows OSs".
And:
27,800 English pages for "linux OS's"
150,000 English pages for "linux OSs".
Hm... |
You're not distinguishing plural from possessive. |
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| Fri Jun 06, 2008 23:56 pm OSs vs OSes |
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You're not distinguishing plural from possessive.
I know, but why are you doing so? |
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