Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:12:29 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: utisoft@gmail.com Cc: corky1951@comcast.net, perryh@pluto.rain.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to build a BROKEN port? Message-ID: <4D1C4CFD.5090108@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimfGSgOb7FeXc8iB9azrjXfLdyY9O403C=H-HER@mail.gmail.com> 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> <AANLkTimfGSgOb7FeXc8iB9azrjXfLdyY9O403C=H-HER@mail.gmail.com>
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On 12/30/10 18:10, Chris Rees wrote: > 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> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Most of the time, possessives are formed with apostrophe+s. I'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". Interestingly, 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. :) >>>> >>>> >>> 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 > Sorry, but on the upside it does seem to be centered on Queensland, Australia; with expanding concentric circles from there. The driving tends to follow this general intelligence level as well... ;) (I was brought up and taught in the southern states)
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