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Re: [OM] HNY and its

Subject: Re: [OM] HNY and its
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:28:41 -0800
> From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> And it's time for a reminder about how to spell "its" and "it's"
>
> "Its" is the possessive pronoun, the possessive form of "it".
>
> "It's" is the short form of "it is".

Here's my favourite discourse on the subject:

:::: It's is not, it isn't ain't, and it's it's, not its, if you mean  
it is.
:::: If you don't, it's its. Then too, it's hers. It isn't her's.
:::: It isn't our's either. It's ours, and likewise yours and theirs.
::::                -- Oxford University Press, Edpress News
:::: Jan Steinman <http://www.Bytesmiths.com>

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