Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:06:29 +, Tim Roberts wrote: > My own name gives me trouble with this. There is disagreement in the > curmudgeon world as to whether I should refer to "the Roberts' computer", > or "the Roberts's computer". > > I guess I'll just have to keep saying "that damn computer."

Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Bengt Richter wrote: > >> Typos happen to all of us, but in case you hadn't realized what "it's" >> is a contraction for ("it is"), now you do, and you can save yourself further >> embarrassment (assuming you care ;-). >> If your friends won't tell you,

Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> But wait, if you follow the rules on the poster, you'd use an >> apostrophe for the possive of "it", right? > > > But not if you actually followed the link I intended to send but forgot to: > > http://www.angryflower.com/its.gif Dammit, wrong link. Serves me right fo

Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2006-01-19, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>Typos happen to all of us, but in case you hadn't realized what "it's" >>>is a contraction for ("it is"), now you do, and you can save yourself further >>>embarrassment (assuming you care ;-). >>>If your frie

Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

On 2006-01-19, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Typos happen to all of us, but in case you hadn't realized what "it's" >> is a contraction for ("it is"), now you do, and you can save yourself further >> embarrassment (assuming you care ;-). >> If your friends won't tell you, who will

Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

Bengt Richter wrote: > Typos happen to all of us, but in case you hadn't realized what "it's" > is a contraction for ("it is"), now you do, and you can save yourself further > embarrassment (assuming you care ;-). > If your friends won't tell you, who will ;-) For all three of the people on the

Re: [OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

Bengt Richter wrote: > Typos happen to all of us, but in case you hadn't realized what "it's" > is a contraction for ("it is"), now you do, and you can save yourself further > embarrassment (assuming you care ;-). > If your friends won't tell you, who will ;-) Maybe we can also hold forth on "whic

[OT] Nit: please don't user "it's" unless you can substitute "it is" without changing your inteded meaning.

Typos happen to all of us, but in case you hadn't realized what "it's" is a contraction for ("it is"), now you do, and you can save yourself further embarrassment (assuming you care ;-). If your friends won't tell you, who will ;-) Write the contraction "it's" only when you want its meaning to be