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Re: It's and Its
"Javier Miranda V." wrote:
>
> <body>
> <non-looping content>
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> Did everybody agree to use "it's" and "its" wrong almost everytime?
>
> Come on, people, if you cannot substitute "it is" for "it's," then the
> apostrophe doesn't belong there.
>
> For example:
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> despite it's stigma as being a beat orientated machine..
>
> Would it sound right to say:
>
> despite it is stigma as being a beat orientated machine..
>
> Apparently not.
>
> Further, this should be written thus:
>
> despite its stigma as being a beat-oriented machine...
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> </non-looping content>
> </body>
>
> Thank you. I just had to say something about it.
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- From: "Javier Miranda V." <gnominus@earthling.net>