On Saturday 17 November 2012 19:17:22 Tony Wood wrote: > On 17/11/12 18:36, Rob Malpass wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk > > [mailto:hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Keith Edmunds > > Sent: 17 November 2012 18:30 > > To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] An interesting rsync problem > > > >> BTW, you don't need a trailing apostrophe on "its". "It's" is a > >> contraction > > > > of "it is" or "it has"; otherwise, >it is just "its". > > > > Sorry - I'm afraid there is such a thing as a possessive apostrophe as > > well as an abbreviative apostrophe. The town of Farnborough has a clock > > house at its' centre is the correct use. Trust me - my uncle worked for > > the OED. ;-] > > > > Cheers > > Rob > > Not so! > You'll be telling us next that swans can fly.
I don't agree with the analogy, Tony! Swans _can_ fly. The statement is correct. "at its' centre" is incorrect. ;-) Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
