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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?
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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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