2016-17 POE's

[RedAndWhiteRef]

Minor nitpick, but wouldn't it be P'sOE? We're not talking" point of emphases."

I have this similar gripe with "RBI's" in baseball. Run batted ins?

Carry on.

[Rob1968]

Originally Posted by RedAndWhiteRef

Minor nitpick, but wouldn't it be P'sOE? We're not talking" point of emphases."

I have this similar gripe with "RBI's" in baseball. Run batted ins?

Carry on.

Because POE, and RBI, deal with a multi-word noun, it is proper to use a plural of POE's and RBI's, or POEs and RBIs when referring to the acronym, or better stated, the initialism. (Most grammarians agree that initialisms are included in acronyms, although there is ongoing conversation regarding the use of the ( 's) form, because of confusion with the possessive form.
However, if one uses the full words, for which the three letter designation is utilized, the verbiage is most correctly stated as "points of emphasis" and "runs batted-in."

And, yes, it is the off-season, so interests and topics on the forum often journey far afield of our usual banter . . .