Re: [ccp4bb] bond lengths, angles, ideality and refinements

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From: "Herbert J {- dot -} Bernstein" yaya {- at -} BERNSTEIN-PLUS-SONS {- dot -} COM
Date: 2008-01-09

"tables 1" is formally correct but awkward. "table 1s" is confusing. I
would suggest that we treat "table 1" like sheep and make the plural the
same as the singular. If you don't approve of revising the English
language, then a valid way to avoid the need for a plural is to say "each
table 1".

-- Herbert

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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Gerard DVD Kleywegt wrote:

...>
> and start quoting RMS-Z-scores (from whatcheck or, soon, from refmac) in your
> tables 1 ("table 1s"? what *is* the plural of "table 1"?).
> ...

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