Old Grammer Guy Wrote:
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> Just a gentle reminder to those of us who have
> probably been out of jr. and sr. high school for a
> long time. When using the word "its" in referring
> to ownership of something (as in "its train
> weighed over 4000 tons" no apostrophe is used.
> When using a contraction for "it" and "is" an
> apostrophe is added: it's. The apostrophe takes
> the place of the missing letter.
Say, "Old Grammer Guy", what is
grammer???
Are you referring to "
grammar"?
Quote:Grammar
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