It would still be SHAs'

because where there is more than one SHA, it becomes SHAs (no apostrophe because it's a plural), then you add the apostrophe after the s in the same way you do with strategic health authorities'

Posted By: duke of york on October 14th 2010 at 15:55:10

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FAO: Grammar Gods (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Oct 14, 15:35:37
- authorities = plural (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 14, 16:35:38
- authorityes'ses (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 14, 16:03:32
  - Just like the Evil Robot Ussess (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 14, 19:01:56
- option number B, deffo (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 14, 15:42:27
- how about: (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 14, 15:41:22
  - Too formal for the audience (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Oct 14, 15:43:00
    - In that case, can you not use...# (General Chat) - Arganth, Oct 14, 15:52:40
      - It would still be SHAs' (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 14, 15:55:10
        
        Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Oct 14, 16:37:14
        
        But only if i've defined the term earlier. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Oct 14, 15:57:43
        
        Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 14, 15:58:07
    - fair enough, it seems you have a full consensus (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 14, 15:46:58
- The latter if it has to be used in that context. (General Chat) - Arganth, Oct 14, 15:39:35
- authorities' (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 14, 15:38:11
- The latter (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 14, 15:38:08
  - I reckon you'll know (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Oct 14, 15:40:39
    - To my shame, yes (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 14, 15:43:24

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