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  1. Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!lanl!news
  3. From: Gavin Adams <gavin.adams@lso.mts.dec.com>
  4. Subject: Re: English usage
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug27.215049.29771@newshost.lanl.gov>
  6. X-Xxdate: Thu, 27 Aug 92 15:49:58 GMT
  7. Sender: news@newshost.lanl.gov
  8. Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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  10. References: <1992Aug26.141105.424@client61.comlab.ox.ac.uk> <1992Aug27.135432.857@client61.comlab.ox.ac.uk>
  11. Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:50:49 GMT
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  13.  
  14. In article <1992Aug27.135432.857@client61.comlab.ox.ac.uk> Carroll
  15. Morgan, carroll@comlab.ox.ac.uk writes:
  16. >This is of course not the group for a -discussion- either of grammar or
  17. of
  18. >linguistic imperialism. However:
  19.  
  20. Then why post it here?
  21.  
  22. >The posting about "it's" and "its" was not a criticism --- it was a
  23. >statement of fact. If the language of comp.sys.mac.misc were French, say,
  24. >then one of its attractions would, to some people, be the opportunity of
  25. >improving their French.
  26. >
  27. >An easy way to remember which is which is to recall "his" and "he's".
  28. That
  29. >establishes the pattern not only for "its" and "it's", but for
  30. "your"/"you're"
  31. >and "their"/"they're" as well.
  32. >
  33. >Carroll Morgan
  34.  
  35.  
  36.  
  37. --- Gavin
  38. Visualize Whirled Peas!
  39.