X-Message-Number: 17093
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 06:47:02 -0700
From: Rand Simberg <>
Subject: Grammar Lesson

At 09:00 AM 7/25/2001 +0000, Kennita wrote:

>Aargh!  That's three -- I can't hold back any longer!
>
>Note well:  "it's" is ONLY to be used as an abbreviation of "it is".  In any 
>other other context, use "its".  So if you get confused, replace "it's" with
>"it is" -- if it sounds dumb, use "its".  It's important to use each word in 
>its proper place.  
>
>Phew, now that I've gotten that off my chest...

Hear, hear!

Now, if we can only solve the loose != lose, looser != loser problem...

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