On Tue, 28 May 2002, Mr.X wrote:
> On Tue, 28 May 2002 18:38:04 -0400
> Kyle Donaldson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "These show off many of the common styles (what Blackbox calls it's
> > themes)"...
> 
> Hmm, speaking as a layman, this would confuse the hell out of me.  Why? 
> "What Blackbox calls it's themes".  Why is there an apostrophe between
> that "it" and that "s"??  AHHHH! ::commits suicide::  So you see,
> perhaps replacing that with "(what Blackbox calls its themes)"
> might be a better solution.  Just a thought :P

Why an apostrophe?  Hmmm... I don't know.  I keep screwing that up. 
However, I agree that the issue (and the phrase) should just be dropped.

--gile
-- 
Then he struck my heart
With a deadly force,
And he said, 'This heart:
It is not yours.'

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