* Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 07:06:16PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > MIPS's is not really a proper English. :-) > > > > AFAIK 'MIPS' is not the plural of 'MIP' (but an acronym ending with > > 'S'), hence the possessive form would be MIPS's. > > MIPS Technologies' IP lawyers insist that MIPS is a proper name and > not an acronym - this position has certain advantages in trademark > law. That too seems to support my point that "MIPS's" is the right spelling. Ingo
