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CodeWomble15-Apr-23 13:10
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General"Parenthetical Pluralization" Pin
dandy7225-Mar-23 4:15
dandy7225-Mar-23 4:15 
As the subject line says - not something I came up with, but I like it. I stole it from this discussion when researching the topic.

In any case. Not a programming question.

I like to label my fields, listboxes, etc so if the user is only allowed to make a single selection, the label is singular. If the user is allowed multiple selections (including just one), I like to indicate it as such by using a label such as "Widget(s)" (as opposed to "Widgets"). Maybe I'm thinking like a developer (or so I'm told), but to me the parens make it clear making multiple choices is possible, but still just an option.

One of my coworkers hates this. Or to use the example from the discussion at the link above, something like "Party(ies)".

What's your preference? Or has your company adopted something formal?

I'm thinking this might be a good survey question.
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