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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Using an apostrophe s when a plural is intended is just a mistake. It's not correct anywhere. That's why you've only seen it in fanfiction.
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You see this all the time on the internet now. I'm convinced it's some sort of virus that affects human minds. You know it's wrong, but you see it and your mind starts using it subconsciously.
Anyway, one thing I've noticed in reading older books, is that sometimes the American spelling or term used to be the English term, but now isn't.
For instance, Scots/Scotch when referring to something that is Scottish. It used to be Scotch, but then for some reason it became Scots. But Americans still often use Scotch.
Indeed, that extends to why Americans say our Rs and the British don't. They used to, but they stopped for some reason, but we still do (except those with heavy contact with England, like in Boston).