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Date:         Sat, 26 May 2001 15:45:01 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Apostrophes & spelling (was Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh)
Comments: To: CMathis227@AOL.COM
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>Ha!  You silly Kiwi,


I'm an import...


>do you think you can correct the mighty U.S. military?
>Every good soldier, sailor and airman knows that multiple acronyms require
>apostrophes!  Even if they didn't teach me that in the university where I
>earned a degree in English Journalism.


Yup, they love to teach 'em wrong.


>Now, if you please, explain why 'it's' is 'it is' while 'its' belongs to it.


It's: contraction of "it is". His, hers, theirs, its; possessive pronoun,
not noun.


>After that help me figure out whay the damn van is running so bad.


It has a VW engine.


Andrew
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