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

On 18 Jan 2006 04:19:37 -0800, "Fuzzyman" <[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 you

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

On 2006-01-18, Fuzzyman <[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 te

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

Fuzzyman wrote: > BartlebyScrivener wrote: > > "The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have > > no apostrophe." > > > > Strunk & White, The Elements of Style. Section II.1 > > > > The Elements is a classic masterpiece of concision and lucidity, unlike > > Eats, Shoots, Sel

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

Fuzzyman wrote: > BartlebyScrivener wrote: > > "The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have > > no apostrophe." > > > > Strunk & White, The Elements of Style. Section II.1 > > > > The Elements is a classic masterpiece of concision and lucidity, unlike > > Eats, Shoots, Sel

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

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

BartlebyScrivener wrote: > "The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have > no apostrophe." > > Strunk & White, The Elements of Style. Section II.1 > > The Elements is a classic masterpiece of concision and lucidity, unlike > Eats, Shoots, Sells Books, and Leaves. > Which

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

"The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have no apostrophe." Strunk & White, The Elements of Style. Section II.1 The Elements is a classic masterpiece of concision and lucidity, unlike Eats, Shoots, Sells Books, and Leaves. rpd -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listin

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

Fuzzyman 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, who will ;-) >> > > > Making

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

Fuzzyman wrote: > Making grammatical errors in the subject of a post on gramamtical > errors must be embarrasing. ;-) http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/lexicon.html#moenslaw-corrections -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: 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 ;-) > Making grammatical errors in the s

[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