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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>
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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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