Oh, and one last thing (for today anyway) on English: an apostrophe is generally used for a contraction or a possessive, not a plural
e.g. we're - 'we are' Ben's - something belonging to Ben drink's - something belonging to a drink drinks - more than one drink -Ben ok, I'll stop now, got work to do... -----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:17 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Macromedia.com At 12:52 PM 2/1/02, you wrote: >I've been trying really I have not to respond to spelling and grammar faux >pas, but couldn't resist this one... > >-Ben If we're going to do spelling and grammar, here is my list. Sight - the basic sense that uses the eyes Site - a location (on the web or somewhere) Right - opposite of wrong Write - What writers do Rite - A Ritual or Ceremony There - as in 'over there' Their - possessive as in 'their house' They're - contraction for they are You're - contraction for you are Yours - possessive pronoun - his, hers, mine, yours loose - opposite of tight lose - opposite of win ad hominem NOT ad homonym from argumentum ad hominem - Attacking the Person ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
