Goomba38 wrote:

> Felice wrote:
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Felice <Felice >> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> Actually, I'm surprised she didn't go postal all tell us all to go
>>>>> **** ourselves by now. So she at least deserves a kudos for that :-)
>>>> Oooh! And you deserve a kudos yourself for knowing that it's singular!
>>> What's singular? Kudos?
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Yes, but you seem to have known that. Instinctively? Most people use it
>> as a plural and so kudo has come about as a back-formation.
>>
>> Felice
>> Professional wordster
>
> And that doesn't even touch on how many people spell it incorrectly as
> "cudos"

Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.

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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote

> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.

I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.

nancy

In article >, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>
>I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
>an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.

Does your problem extend to "his"? ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

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"Phred" > wrote

> In article >, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>>
>>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>
>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>
>>I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
>>an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>
> Does your problem extend to "his"? ;-)

(laugh) No, nothing's his.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

> (laugh) No, nothing's his.
>
> nancy
>

Ahh! A married woman. What's his is yours and what is yours is yours.

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Blinky the Shark wrote:

> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>
<raises hand up to be counted> LOL

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Phred" > wrote
>
>> In article >, "Nancy Young"
>> > wrote:
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>
>>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
>>> an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>> Does your problem extend to "his"? ;-)
>
> (laugh) No, nothing's his.
>
> nancy
>
>
....and that's the way we LIKE it!!
His is mine
Ours is mine
Mine is mine

Goomba38 > wrote in
:


>>
>> (laugh) No, nothing's his.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
> ...and that's the way we LIKE it!!
> His is mine
> Ours is mine
> Mine is mine
>


Zsa Zsa Gabor, when asked about her many marriages, used to say "I'm an
excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house."

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10,000 volts went up its arse
and turned its wool to nylon.

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Goomba38 wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>
>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>>
>> <raises hand up to be counted> LOL
>
> I don't know why this is so misunderstood.
>
> These other possessive pronouns that are the pronoun with an added "s"
> don't need apostrophes, either:
>
> ours
> yours
> hers
> theirs
>
> I hope you aren't confused by *those*, too. See, the possessive "its" is
> not even an exception -- it follows the *norm*: its, yours, hers, ours.
>
> And "it's" is simply a contraction for "it is", so needs the apostrope of
> contraction: "It is going to rain." "It's going to rain." That's no
> different than the contractions "didn't" and "weren't" and "can't" -- the
> apostrophe replaces what was left out of the contraction. Would you write
> "dont" and "werent" and "cant"? Of course not. So use "it's" just the
> same way. Neither "its" nor "it's" are exceptions to anything.
>
>

A bloodthirsty shark giving English lessions. How sexy is that? *fanning
myself*

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
>> an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>
> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>
> hers
> theirs
> yours
> ours
>
> No.
>
> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.

Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>
> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
> an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.

Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?

hers
theirs
yours
ours

No.

"Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>>
>>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>>
>>> hers
>>> theirs
>>> yours
>>> ours
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>>
>> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>
> Uh. Of course not. But thanks for playing.

Okay, I'm talking about when you'd say its hat. Its foot.
That's when I want that apostrophe in there.

nancy

Goomba38 wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>
> <raises hand up to be counted> LOL

I don't know why this is so misunderstood.

These other possessive pronouns that are the pronoun with an added "s"
don't need apostrophes, either:

ours
yours
hers
theirs

I hope you aren't confused by *those*, too. See, the possessive "its" is
not even an exception -- it follows the *norm*: its, yours, hers, ours.

And "it's" is simply a contraction for "it is", so needs the apostrope of
contraction: "It is going to rain." "It's going to rain." That's no
different than the contractions "didn't" and "weren't" and "can't" -- the
apostrophe replaces what was left out of the contraction. Would you write
"dont" and "werent" and "cant"? Of course not. So use "it's" just the
same way. Neither "its" nor "it's" are exceptions to anything.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> cybercat wrote:
>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>>>>
>>>> <raises hand up to be counted> LOL
>>>
>>> I don't know why this is so misunderstood.
>>>
>>> These other possessive pronouns that are the pronoun with an added "s"
>>> don't need apostrophes, either:
>>>
>>> ours
>>> yours
>>> hers
>>> theirs
>>>
>>> I hope you aren't confused by *those*, too. See, the possessive "its"
>>> is not even an exception -- it follows the *norm*: its, yours, hers,
>>> ours.
>>>
>>> And "it's" is simply a contraction for "it is", so needs the apostrope
>>> of contraction: "It is going to rain." "It's going to rain." That's
>>> no different than the contractions "didn't" and "weren't" and "can't" --
>>> the apostrophe replaces what was left out of the contraction. Would you
>>> write "dont" and "werent" and "cant"? Of course not. So use "it's"
>>> just the same way. Neither "its" nor "it's" are exceptions to anything.
>>>
>> A bloodthirsty shark giving English lessions. How sexy is that? *fanning
>> myself*
>
>
>

You sexy, bloodthirsty devil you.

cybercat wrote:

> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>
>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>>>
>>> <raises hand up to be counted> LOL
>>
>> I don't know why this is so misunderstood.
>>
>> These other possessive pronouns that are the pronoun with an added "s"
>> don't need apostrophes, either:
>>
>> ours
>> yours
>> hers
>> theirs
>>
>> I hope you aren't confused by *those*, too. See, the possessive "its"
>> is not even an exception -- it follows the *norm*: its, yours, hers,
>> ours.
>>
>> And "it's" is simply a contraction for "it is", so needs the apostrope
>> of contraction: "It is going to rain." "It's going to rain." That's
>> no different than the contractions "didn't" and "weren't" and "can't" --
>> the apostrophe replaces what was left out of the contraction. Would you
>> write "dont" and "werent" and "cant"? Of course not. So use "it's"
>> just the same way. Neither "its" nor "it's" are exceptions to anything.
>>
> A bloodthirsty shark giving English lessions. How sexy is that? *fanning
> myself*




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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>>
>>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>>>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>>>>
>>>>> hers
>>>>> theirs
>>>>> yours
>>>>> ours
>>>>>
>>>>> No.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>>>>
>>>> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>>>
>>> Uh. Of course not. But thanks for playing.
>>
>> Okay, I'm talking about when you'd say its hat. Its foot. That's when I
>> want that apostrophe in there.
>
> Well, if you want to do it correctly, stop wanting that. That's
> exactly what I was illustrating with the list I showed -- that adding an
> "s" to a pronoun doesn't mean you have to insert an "apostrophe". It's no
> more necessary there than when you add an "s" to make a plural. Lions and
> tigers and bears identify a group of animals; "lion's and tiger's and
> bear's" doesn't. We must stamp out this knee-jerk obsession for inserting
> apostrophes as if they are somehow needed to warn the reader that there is
> an "s" coming. Esses are not dangerous; the reader does not need to be
> warned that he's about to see one.

I don't always want to add the apostrophe, I am *not* the cause
of the apostrophe shortage. You will have to blame someone else
for that.

I'm only talking about when I would say Nancy's car. The woman's scarf.
It's feet. My right pinky wants to put that apostrophe only in cases like
that.

I'm not the person who thinks ' means Watch out, here comes an s.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>
>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>
>> hers
>> theirs
>> yours
>> ours
>>
>> No.
>>
>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>
> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?

Uh. Of course not. But thanks for playing.


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Nancy Young wrote:


> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>
>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>>>
>>>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>>>
>>>> hers
>>>> theirs
>>>> yours
>>>> ours
>>>>
>>>> No.
>>>>
>>>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>>>
>>> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>>
>> Uh. Of course not. But thanks for playing.
>
> Okay, I'm talking about when you'd say its hat. Its foot. That's when I
> want that apostrophe in there.

Well, if you want to do it correctly, stop wanting that. That's
exactly what I was illustrating with the list I showed -- that adding an
"s" to a pronoun doesn't mean you have to insert an "apostrophe". It's no
more necessary there than when you add an "s" to make a plural. Lions and
tigers and bears identify a group of animals; "lion's and tiger's and
bear's" doesn't. We must stamp out this knee-jerk obsession for inserting
apostrophes as if they are somehow needed to warn the reader that there is
an "s" coming. Esses are not dangerous; the reader does not need to be
warned that he's about to see one.


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cybercat wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> cybercat wrote:
>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>>>>>
>>>>> <raises hand up to be counted> LOL
>>>>
>>>> I don't know why this is so misunderstood.
>>>>
>>>> These other possessive pronouns that are the pronoun with an added "s"
>>>> don't need apostrophes, either:
>>>>
>>>> ours
>>>> yours
>>>> hers
>>>> theirs
>>>>
>>>> I hope you aren't confused by *those*, too. See, the possessive "its"
>>>> is not even an exception -- it follows the *norm*: its, yours, hers,
>>>> ours.
>>>>
>>>> And "it's" is simply a contraction for "it is", so needs the apostrope
>>>> of contraction: "It is going to rain." "It's going to rain." That's
>>>> no different than the contractions "didn't" and "weren't" and "can't"
>>>> -- the apostrophe replaces what was left out of the contraction.
>>>> Would you write "dont" and "werent" and "cant"? Of course not. So
>>>> use "it's" just the same way. Neither "its" nor "it's" are exceptions
>>>> to anything.
>>>>
>>> A bloodthirsty shark giving English lessions. How sexy is that?
>>> *fanning myself*
>>
>>
>>
>>
> You sexy, bloodthirsty devil you.

Keep that up and my participle won't be dangling any more.


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Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>
>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>>>>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hers
>>>>>> theirs
>>>>>> yours
>>>>>> ours
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>>>>
>>>> Uh. Of course not. But thanks for playing.
>>>
>>> Okay, I'm talking about when you'd say its hat. Its foot. That's when
>>> I want that apostrophe in there.
>>
>> Well, if you want to do it correctly, stop wanting that. That's
>> exactly what I was illustrating with the list I showed -- that adding an
>> "s" to a pronoun doesn't mean you have to insert an "apostrophe". It's
>> no more necessary there than when you add an "s" to make a plural.
>> Lions and tigers and bears identify a group of animals; "lion's and
>> tiger's and bear's" doesn't. We must stamp out this knee-jerk obsession
>> for inserting apostrophes as if they are somehow needed to warn the
>> reader that there is an "s" coming. Esses are not dangerous; the reader
>> does not need to be warned that he's about to see one.
>
> I don't always want to add the apostrophe, I am *not* the cause of the
> apostrophe shortage. You will have to blame someone else for that.

I blame it on linguistic warming.

> I'm only talking about when I would say Nancy's car. The woman's scarf.

Correct and correct, of course.

> It's feet. My right pinky wants to put that apostrophe only in cases
> like that.

Off with its head! It's the only fix.


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"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>
>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>
>> hers
>> theirs
>> yours
>> ours
>>
>> No.
>>
>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>
> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>
> nancy
>
>
>

The hats that are hers' rock...There I said it.

Disclaimer: Never actually having seen Julie or you, I have no clue to
her hat style. And their appeal to me or others.

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A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Okay, I'm talking about when you'd say its hat. Its foot.
> That's when I want that apostrophe in there.
>
> nancy


Possessive pronouns don't take apostrophes.
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Pray for the abatement of her pain.

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
>>> an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>
>> hers
>> theirs
>> yours
>> ours
>>
>> No.
>>
>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>
> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>
> nancy
>
>


The hats belong to her. They are hers.
She found the rock. It is hers, not his.

gloria p

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> I'm talking about when you'd say its hat. Its foot.
> That's when I want that apostrophe in there.
>


Nope. The only time you'd put an apostrophe in "it's" is
when it means it is.

Its is a word already meaning "belonging to it" just like
his, hers, ours, theirs.

gloria p

hahabogus wrote:

>
> The hats that are hers' rock...There I said it.
>


Yabbut you said it incorrectly. NO APOSTROPHE NEEDED.

The hats that are hers (not his) rock.


gloria p

Puester > wrote in news:stZEj.58984$cQ1.58614
@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

> The hats that are hers (not his) rock.
>

Don't be silly...I don't have hats...I'm a manly man.

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asked for his balance.

Puester > wrote in
news
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't
>>>> have an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>> Do these *other* possessive pronouns have an apostrophe?
>>>
>>> hers
>>> theirs
>>> yours
>>> ours
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>> "Its" isn't even an exception; it illustrates the *norm*.
>>
>> Do you say hers hats? Hers rock?
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
>
>
> The hats belong to her. They are hers.
> She found the rock. It is hers, not his.
>
> gloria p
>

He found the rock. it is hiss, not hers...cried the snake.

hers, hers ...a snake with a lisp.

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asked for his balance.

"Nancy Young" schrieb :
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
<snip>
>>
>> Well, if you want to do it correctly, stop wanting that. That's
>> exactly what I was illustrating with the list I showed -- that adding an
>> "s" to a pronoun doesn't mean you have to insert an "apostrophe". It's no
>> more necessary there than when you add an "s" to make a plural. Lions and
>> tigers and bears identify a group of animals; "lion's and tiger's and
>> bear's" doesn't. We must stamp out this knee-jerk obsession for inserting
>> apostrophes as if they are somehow needed to warn the reader that there is
>> an "s" coming. Esses are not dangerous; the reader does not need to be
>> warned that he's about to see one.
>
> I don't always want to add the apostrophe, I am *not* the cause
> of the apostrophe shortage. You will have to blame someone else
> for that.
>
> I'm only talking about when I would say Nancy's car. The woman's scarf.
> It's feet. My right pinky wants to put that apostrophe only in cases like
> that.
>
Easy solution : Amputate the right pinky !

> I'm not the person who thinks ' means Watch out, here comes an s.
>
After reading this thread, I feel the urge to write "Blinky the 'Shark".

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:51:11 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>news
>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>
>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>>>
>>> <raises hand up to be counted> LOL
>>
>> I don't know why this is so misunderstood.
>>
>> These other possessive pronouns that are the pronoun with an added "s"
>> don't need apostrophes, either:
>>
>> ours
>> yours
>> hers
>> theirs
>>
>> I hope you aren't confused by *those*, too. See, the possessive "its" is
>> not even an exception -- it follows the *norm*: its, yours, hers, ours.
>>
>> And "it's" is simply a contraction for "it is", so needs the apostrope of
>> contraction: "It is going to rain." "It's going to rain." That's no
>> different than the contractions "didn't" and "weren't" and "can't" -- the
>> apostrophe replaces what was left out of the contraction. Would you write
>> "dont" and "werent" and "cant"? Of course not. So use "it's" just the
>> same way. Neither "its" nor "it's" are exceptions to anything.
>>
>>
>
>A bloodthirsty shark giving English lessions. How sexy is that? *fanning
>myself*
>

first they sweet-talk you and then they eat you. a man could learn
something from that.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:15:45 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Phred" > wrote
>>
>>> In article >, "Nancy Young"
>>> > wrote:
>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>>
>>>>> Hell, most people can't even spell "its" and it's" correctly.
>>>> I have its it's issues. I can't get it that the possessive doesn't have
>>>> an apostrophe. Why???? Heh.
>>> Does your problem extend to "his"? ;-)
>>
>> (laugh) No, nothing's his.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
>...and that's the way we LIKE it!!
>His is mine
>Ours is mine
>Mine is mine

i suppose in your case, not even his golf clubs are safe.

your pal,
blake