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 08:54 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.