do's
SayDOOZUS/duz/UK/duːz/
- 1Alternative form of dos. Some style guides prefer dos, though do's is common in "do's and don'ts."
The handbook spells out the do's and don'ts of expense reporting.
Most etiquette guides cover the do's and don'ts of wedding invitations.
Note
An apostrophe doing a plural's job, which is why careful writers often object to this spelling. It survives mostly in the fixed pairing do's and don'ts, as in the 1959 title Do's and Don'ts: Information and Travel Tips. Pair it with don'ts; the doubled don't's also turns up but only compounds the problem. The plain dos is the safer choice in formal writing, though readers may mistake it for the abbreviation DOS.
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