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[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bad title. Pakistan is censoring their own country.

I thought some other country was fucking with their internet

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Also, the VPN's what? It's basic grammar to know when to use a possessive S instead of a plural S.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I hear you, but using apostrophes after plural acronyms and abbreviations is accepted practice in modern English grammar. Here's a link to a more detailed explanation.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Personally, I only do that if the acronym is lowercase. Also, it's about orthography, not grammar :)

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Orthography. TIL

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Guess I don't know basic grammar.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

orthography* :)

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who does? It's ever-changing. I still instinctively use two spaces after periods.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Wait...when did we stop doing that?