They are very good! Worth a trip! Besides we need the tourist dollars. 73, Doug, W6JD
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "VE3GAM Allen McRorie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > just saw a program on Food Network the other day, apparently there is > a chocolate covered ice cream cookie called "It's It" in San Francisco, > they looked pretty good > > Al > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Morrow" > To: > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 2:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Use of "ITS" vs "IT'S" (OT) > > > > Ron wrote: > > > >> Every time I write a phrase using _its_ or _it's_ I have to > >> stop and think about it. > > > > Other very common errors are: > > (1) Misuse of "your" and "you're", > > (2) Misuse of "their" and "there" and "they're", > > (3) Misuse "to" and "too". > > > > We all make such errors on occasion, but when any individual > > native English speaker commits these errors persistently, it > > reflects badly on that individual even in informal communication. > > For the sake of personal pride, I try to avoid these errors, > > even though I know that the message would still be understood. > > > > Keith wrote: > > > >> I'm just glad that CW is for the most part a punctuation-free > >> mode! > > > > Morse has a rich assortment of punctuation, including one for > > the apostrophe (.----.). I learned many 30 years ago while > > preparing for my commercial radiotelegraph license exam. When > > Notice to Mariner bulletins (NAVAREAs and HYDROLANTs) were still > > being sent in Morse on the maritime HF bands, one came across > > frequent use of the open parenthesis (-.--.), close parenthesis > > (-.--.-), and colon (---...). Today I still write "=" whenever > > I hear the -...- (BT) combination. Even Army MARS Morse bulletins > > 25 years ago sometimes used them, most likely due to inexperience > > on the part of someone using a Morse keyboard to prepare the > > broadcast. The general membership did not seem to like such > > surprises in the text that they were trying to copy! > > > > Mike / KK5F > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1522 - Release Date: 6/27/2008 > 8:27 > AM > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
