Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:10:02 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Cc: corky1951@comcast.net, perryh@pluto.rain.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to build a BROKEN port? Message-ID: <AANLkTimfGSgOb7FeXc8iB9azrjXfLdyY9O403C=H-HER@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4D1C3315.4080807@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <4D1BD715.2010401@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <xeia8vz8njzn.fsf@kobe.laptop> <86zkro6o7a.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20101230014241.GA10305@comcast.net> <4d1c1e30.Vcd6wTP2wljq8McP%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4D1C3315.4080807@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 30 December 2010 07:21, Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > On 12/30/10 15:52, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> >> Charlie Kester<corky1951@comcast.net> =A0wrote: >> >> >>> >>> Most of the time, possessives are formed with apostrophe+s. =A0I'm >>> not sure, but "its" might be the only exception to the rule ... >>> >> >> "It's" seems to be the most common misusage, but I have seen "her's", >> "our's", and occasionally "their's". =A0Interestingly, I've never seen >> anyone write "hi's" when meaning "his". >> >> >>> >>> On the other hand, people who write "loose" when they mean "lose" >>> deserve our most scathing scorn. =A0:) >>> >> >> Perhaps they have merely lost their linguistic bearings. >> >> Innaddverttentt ddoubblle llettterss ccann occcassionnallly bbee >> ccaussedd bby ffllakkeey kkeeybbooarddss :)) >> > > I find most teenagers (and getting older too) can't tell the difference- = and > its not their keyboards. > > Oddly enough, their teachers do it on a regular basis as well: in their > handwriting! This teacher doesn't thank you very much! That is, if the poor kids can read my writing.... Chris
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