Posted by Blinky the Shark on 03/09/06 01:27

Alan J. Flavell wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Mar 2006, Mark Parnell wrote:
>
> [about its versus it's]
>> I'm usually pretty good with it, and it's one of those things that
>> annoys me in other people's writings, which is why it surprised me so
>> much that I got it wrong.
>
> Believe me, I feel the same way about it, and am at least as distressed as
> you on the rare occasions I get it wrong. I blame it on osmosis, myself.
> :-}

I've understood the difference since...well, since they taught it to us
in elementary school. It's hardly rocket science. So when I - like you -
do it wrong, it's just another typo. Unfortunatly, it's a typo that makes
us look st00pid. :)


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Blinky
Today's Meaning For The Apostrophe: Look out! There's an "s" coming!

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