Posted by Neredbojias on 07/10/07 02:07

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:26:29 GMT
Jonathan N. Little scribed:

> dorayme wrote:
>> In article <slrnf95kfi.me5.no.spam@thurston.blinkynet.net>,
>> Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> "there". "their" is a possessive, as in "it's their new car".
>>
>> You sure about this?
>>
> Yup. *it's* contraction of *it is* and *their* is the possessive form of
> *they*. Seems correct to me.

But down on the farm we say "It's they's new car." Seems more standards-
compliant, do not it?

--
Neredbojias
A self-made man who worships his creator

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