Well, "its" is a possessive pronoun, whereas "it's" is the contraction of "it is".
On the general topic of English grammar, punctuation and style, these are three references which I cherish: "English Simplified" by Blanche Ellsworth, Harper & Row. "The Elements of Grammar" by Margaret Shertzer, Collier Books. "The Chicago Manual of Style", Chicago Press. Ralph McDiarmid, ASc Compliance Engineering Group Xantrex Technology Inc This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
