On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 01:44:54PM +1000, Jessica Mayo wrote: > I don't see it... The only candidate for an apostrophe I see in the > message is the word 'it' , and that has the correct punctuation... > In this instance, the apostrophe is possessive. The "2nd meeting" belongs > to the "Western Sydney Linux User Group"...
Except that you shouldn't use a possessive apostrophe with a possessive pronoun; his, her, my, ours, its. The apostrophe isn't needed because the pronoun already shows possession. Otherwise you would need to write "his' book" and similar to indicate possession. "It's" is always a contraction of it is, and so incorrect in this instance. > > For more Linux examples see... > > http://www.sharoncolon.com/shazunix.htm > > I'm afraid I don't see this page either. All lynx renders is a list of > headings and no examples. Suspect Javascript (evil :) It's a collection of images displaying incorrect usage of the apostrophe in various Linux documentation and press releases. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
