Independent Leyton Orient Forum

Well, how do you write it?

The correct way

Real Al wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:20 am The correct way

Agreed

The O's

With an apostrophe, for two reasons - first, 'os' has all manner of meanings (abbreviation for ordnance survey, operating system, oculus sinister (left eye) etc.), and second because at one stage it was a contraction of 'Orientals'.

Owze

The Ohs

Not hose - Owze!

Avoid the Owes at all cost...

Being known officially as ‘Apostrophe Man’, I say Os.

The term originated from the team shirt having a large O to the rear. So plural, as in 11 players, gives Os.

Grammatically O's feels wrong but looks right so that's the one I go for

Grammatically O's feels wrong - therefore Os.

Os has always seemed right to me, as Os is plural and not possessive (it belongs to O) or conjunction (O is)

Orient_Man_And_Boy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:49 pm Being known officially as ‘Apostrophe Man’, I say Os.

The term originated from the team shirt having a large O to the rear. So plural, as in 11 players, gives Os.

The term Originated from
Fans shouting
"Play up the Orient Play up "
At the start of halfs etc.
(Bit like Pompey Chimes )
Which then became play up the O's .

It's in 1 of Mr Kaufmans books .
( he gathered info from news reports of the day)
The O just represented the Orient in the name .