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Australian manual of scientific style Start communicating effectively
Do not use apostrophes:
avocados [not avocado’s] skis [not ski’s] tattoos [not tattoo’s]
She ate 3 avocados in a single sitting.
I own 4 pairs of skis.
His back was covered in tattoos.
See the Place Names search tool on the Australian Government Geoscience Australia website for a list of place names in Australia.
In everyday English, the older possessive form of these disease names is commonly used. It often persists in the names of nonprofit and research organisations that relate to these diseases (eg Parkinson’s Australia, Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation). Check the names of such organisations and use their official names.
drivers licence [a licence for drivers] farmers market girls high school officers mess
Australasian Medical Writers Association Willoughby Girls High School
But note that some organisations or institutions have chosen to retain the apostrophe – check the names of organisations and use their preferred form
Did you know? A quick trick can help you decide whether a plural noun needs an apostrophe (ie is possessive or attributive) or not (ie is descriptive).
In many cases, an apostrophe is not needed if for rather than of would fit the sentence.
So:
In some cases, either for or of could apply. For example, the National Farmers’ Federation could be either a federation for farmers or a federation of farmers; hence the need to check the preferred form for organisation names.