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Strictly speaking there should be just one apostrophe: the one in don't s. That is to show that don't is really two words (do not) and the second "o" is missing.
You use apostrophes either to show where a letter or letters has been missed out (don't, you're and so on ) or to show possession, eg:
John's bag
The children's clothes
The apostrophe shows who is the owner of the bag or the clothes. You don't use an apostrophe to show a plural - it's 12 apples, not 12 apple's.
So as "dos and don'ts" is an example of plural forms and not possession, they shouldn't, logically, have an apostrophe.
BUT:
The plurals of words and letters are allowed to break this rule. So, as "do" and "don't" are words and not things, their standard plural form is : do's and don't's
You use apostrophes either to show where a letter or letters has been missed out (don't, you're and so on ) or to show possession, eg:
John's bag
The children's clothes
The apostrophe shows who is the owner of the bag or the clothes. You don't use an apostrophe to show a plural - it's 12 apples, not 12 apple's.
So as "dos and don'ts" is an example of plural forms and not possession, they shouldn't, logically, have an apostrophe.
BUT:
The plurals of words and letters are allowed to break this rule. So, as "do" and "don't" are words and not things, their standard plural form is : do's and don't's
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