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Old 03-04-2012, 02:17 PM   #37
JD Gumby
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Surely that should include knowing the difference between "it's" (an abbreviation for "it is", or sometimes "it has") and "its" (meaning "belonging to it") shouldn't it?
Gotta love English grammar and its "rules," especially given that almost all other possessives not ending in "s" I know of ("their" being the only exception?) use the "'s" construct. It's not too surprising that it mixes up a lot of people.
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