On 23 September 2011 09:35, ** <johnbrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > A small point but perhaps more important given that you are trying to > impress teachers: > its = the possessive form of it (i.e. belonging to it) > it's = the abbreviation of 'it is'.
:¬) WHS. Or the way I try to help people remember it... You wouldn't put an apostrophe in "his", "hers", "theirs", "ours" or "yours" - so don't put it in "its", either. -- Liam Proven • Info & profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/lproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AIM/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
