On 9/20/04 7:56 PM, "Tom Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Well, I guess if we're going to get fussy about grammar and syntax > around here, we ought to get the its and it's business straight. The > possessive pronouns are correctly written: his, hers and its. NOT hi's, > her's, and it's. If people can get "his" and "hers" right, why can't > they also understand the correct form of "its?" When you put in the > apostrophe, it's stands for "it is," not "belonging to it." So if we > were to speak the improperly written sentence below, we would have to > say "Though English has IT IS roots in England . . ." which makes no > sense. T'his conversatin is whey off-topic. I sugest wee all remmemmberr wat t'his forum is about. Compooters named aphter froots. T'his T'hread is ded now. T'hanks. P.s. I was an English Major. He he. Kyle H. Hansen G-List Nanny -- Jesus Saves...but Gretzky grabs the rebound and backhands for a goal!!! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
