Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:58:08 -0800 From: Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Subject: Re: How to build a BROKEN port? Message-ID: <AANLkTimVdv6jm8pZ68MZbyajh=-OuZZNV%2BNbW%2B1gRw_8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101230014241.GA10305@comcast.net> References: <4D1BD715.2010401@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <xeia8vz8njzn.fsf@kobe.laptop> <86zkro6o7a.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20101230014241.GA10305@comcast.net>
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On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 17:42, Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> wrote= : > Most of the time, possessives are formed with apostrophe+s. =A0I'm not > sure, but "its" might be the only exception to the rule. So I tend to be > more forgiving when people get it wrong -- especially when English is > not their native tongue. > It is not an exception - just the only one that's confusing. Apostrophes for possessives only applies to nouns, not pronouns (its, hers, yours, etc.). "It's" recieves an apostrophe because it is a contraction, like "that's." Supposedly, English has a lot more homonyms than other languages. --=20 Rob Farmer
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