Talk:fax

Plural of fax

I have a problem with the plural of "Fax".

Fax in itself is an abbreviation of facsimilie, so cannot have a plural.

Thus the plural of FAX can only be facsimilies, and not faxes.

— This unsigned comment was added by 212.162.224.11 (talk) at 11:28, 30 August 2007‎ (UTC).

Actually, there is no such rule in English. Abbreviations and acronyms very often have plural forms. The plural of No. is No.’s; the plural of DWI is DWI’s, and so on. The standard plural of fax, which has become a word in its own right, is faxes. Facsimiles is the plural of facsimile. —Stephen 21:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

The plural of FAX can be faxes.

— This unsigned comment was added by 193.219.128.12 (talk) at 08:47, 10 November 2017‎ (UTC).