Well of course it really comes down to that same old argument, prescriptive or descriptive language. What people actually do is correct, it doesn't matter what the dictionary (or the NYT :) does.
For acronyms, I believe the prescriptive answer is that no apostrophe is correct in English, and I find it surprising that the Times would have it otherwise in their style guide. But people do use it both ways, so it really doesn't matter in the real world.
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Date: 2006-03-09 08:30 am (UTC)http://tranchant.plus.com/notes/apostrophe
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Date: 2006-03-09 08:35 am (UTC)'Cause if you are I will google a site that indicates I am correct.
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Date: 2006-03-09 08:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-09 08:51 am (UTC)The New York Times seems to write CD's... who's Mark again?
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Date: 2006-03-09 08:54 am (UTC)For acronyms, I believe the prescriptive answer is that no apostrophe is correct in English, and I find it surprising that the Times would have it otherwise in their style guide. But people do use it both ways, so it really doesn't matter in the real world.
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Date: 2006-03-09 08:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-09 09:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-09 08:36 am (UTC)hmmm, maybe not, now that i look at it.
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Date: 2006-03-09 08:40 am (UTC)