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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Regex's

Foxes

Boxes

Hexes

Regexes

You can do it. You too can pluralize without an apostrophe.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Oxen

Children

Brethren

Regexen

[–] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I've begun to understand that the modern meaning of an apostrophe is "oh shit! Here comes an 's'".

Sadly, I am gradually growing okay with that idea.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for pointing that out, it's a bad habit I've picked up!