Carl Lowenstein wrote:
On 9/4/06, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
>.. it's existence. ..
I am embarrassed at how frequently I fall into the incorrect use of an
apostrophe in _its_ (thinking I'm supposed to use apostrophes for
possessive).
Dose anyone have any mnemonic tricks for correcting such grammar slips?
Dese and Dose are some of the rules:
"it's" stands for "it is" or possibly "it has". If that is not what
you meant to say then you are about to use the wrong word. It's as
simple as that.
If you want to be entertained, read _Eats, Shoots & Leaves_ by Lynne Truss.
ISBN 1-592-40067-6. There is a whole chapter on "The Tractable
Apostrophe".
<heh> In looking around, I found what starts as a harsh critique of
Truss, but which becomes a nice little read about writing.
http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/?040628crbo_books1
..jim
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