Faqqus Minimus
John Flynn
FAQ For alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe
Original version posted: 14-9-98
Original Author: J.Goodwin.
Revision history:
20-9-98 Added clarification on scope of rule
18-12-98 Added details about special case exception
27-7-99 Corrected typo spelling error of "apostrophe"
12-2-00 Removed ironic apostrophe in "alway's" because it wasn't
confusing enough people
26-6-00 Changed the item in "Special Cases" to be a question.
19-7-00 Typo corrected in "Permissions" section.
Credit List for revisons
Permissions
John Flynn
Q2 Scope
Alan Pemberton
Q3 Special cases
John Goodwin
John Flynn
Permissions.
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FAQ
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Q1 Use of apostrophe
Should you insert an apostrophe when using the possessive "its"?
A1 No.
Q2 Scope
Is that always the case?
A2 Yes.
Q3 Special cases
What about irony?
A3 Oh, go on then.
End of FAQ
Barry in Indy
joh...@lineone.net wrote:
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> FAQ For alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe
>
[mucho snippo]
On Deja, that subject line looks pretty much like "faggus", and I
wondered why you were writing about large and small homosexuals.
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barry in indy
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John Flynn
> On Deja, that subject line looks pretty much like "faggus", and I
> wondered why you were writing about large and small homosexuals.
I am SO tempted to insert a smiley here. BUT NO! I shall resist!
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johnF
"A tin ear for prosody (stress and intonation) and an obliviousness to
the principles of discourse and rhetoric are important tools of the
trade for the language maven."
-- _The Language Instinct_, Steven Pinker
Mark Wallace
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Barry in Indy <sasc...@my-deja.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
951den$qlv$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <3A74309C...@flynndins.freeserve.co.uk>,
> joh...@lineone.net wrote:
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> > FAQ For alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe
> >
> [mucho snippo]
>
> On Deja, that subject line looks pretty much like "faggus", and I
> wondered why you were writing about large and small homosexuals.
How long do you think it will be before someone typos 'fuqqas'?
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Mark Wallace
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