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Whats the rule for apostrophes when it comes to abbreviations?

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Whats the rule for apostrophes when it comes to abbreviations?

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You should not use apostrophes. One of the purposes of an apostrophe in the English language is to replace missing letters in a contraction. Therefore, because there are no missing letters in an acronym, an apostrophe should not be used.