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"No" in plural

English translation: the first one...

08:27 Feb 23, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: "No" in plural
How do you make plural form of No?
Nos.
Nos
No-s:
???
The context is as follows: Bs/L No(s) 1,2,3
Anatoliy Babich
Ukraine
Local time: 03:30
Selected answer:the first one...
Explanation:
nos.

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-02-23 08:39:39 GMT)
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http://reports.fja.gc.ca/fc/1999/pub/v4/1999fc24721.html
All those persons having an interest in the Cargo Laden on Board the Vessel Beltimber (Bs/L Nos. 351 and 352)
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Aisha Maniar
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +11the first one...
Aisha Maniar
5 +2Nos. or nos.
David Moore (X)


Discussion entries: 6





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
the first one...


Explanation:
nos.

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-02-23 08:39:39 GMT)
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http://reports.fja.gc.ca/fc/1999/pub/v4/1999fc24721.html
All those persons having an interest in the Cargo Laden on Board the Vessel Beltimber (Bs/L Nos. 351 and 352)

Aisha Maniar
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabrina Eskelson
1 min
  -> thank you
agree  Armorel Young: yes, that is widely used
15 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
40 mins
agree  tappi_k: and I would capitalise it: Nos.
1 hr
agree  Sonia Hill: It should be capitalised
2 hrs
agree  Rania KH: capitalise
7 hrs
agree  Paul Dixon: I would put a dot after it in singular and plural: No. 1, Nos. 2 to 5.
7 hrs
agree  RHELLER: most used
7 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
9 hrs
agree  conejo
9 hrs
agree  Tsogt Gombosuren
16 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"No." (plural)
Nos. or nos.


Explanation:
These options are offered by Chambers Twentieth Century English Dictionary. The 21st Century dictionary has no list of abbreviations unfortunately, but I would certainly follow the earlier version myself.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 02:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: OED suggests "Nos." capitalized, as does the American Medical Association Manual of Style
3 mins
agree  Ernesto de Lara
18 mins
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