On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 03:02:37PM -0400, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: > Recall that "it's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has", and any other > use (e.g. as a possessive) is not grammatically correct English. > Hypothetical examples: > > - XMMS is cool. It's one of the best ... [correct, "It is"] > - XMMS is cool. It's been rated highly ... [correct, "It has"] > - XMMS is cool. It's features include ... [wrong] > - XMMS is cool. Its features include ... [correct, possessive] Here's a better summary: http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -><- |
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