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02-06-2007, 10:34 PM

In article <gUeyh.16269$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.net >,
Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:

>> "Its'" is as improper as hers', theirs' his', or ours'.
>
> So you are saying that "Its'" is correct,

Certainly not.

> or worst case that "theirs'"
> is incorrect and "their's" is correct or what??

"Theirs'" and "their's" are both incorrect,
as are "his'" and "hi's", or "our's" and "our's",
or "her's" and "hers'", or "your's" and "yours'".

There consistently is no apostrophe in /any/
possessive pronoun.

I still like your "There should at least be an intelligence
test if we are going to put him in charge of a whole country
and it's military" because when taken literally, it sounds
like it refers to your president's newfangled Dep't of Homeland
Security (or whatever it's called.)

So, don't worry about it. UseNet is more about
casual conversation than composing formal papers.

cheers,
Tom

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02-06-2007, 11:04 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <gUeyh.16269$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.net >,
> Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
>> Tom Keats wrote:
>
>>> "Its'" is as improper as hers', theirs' his', or ours'.
>> So you are saying that "Its'" is correct,
>
> Certainly not.
>
>> or worst case that "theirs'"
>> is incorrect and "their's" is correct or what??
>
> "Theirs'" and "their's" are both incorrect,
> as are "his'" and "hi's", or "our's" and "our's",
> or "her's" and "hers'", or "your's" and "yours'".
>
> There consistently is no apostrophe in /any/
> possessive pronoun.

I am only a product of my education, some of which may be flawed.
It is a subject which should be debated endlessly so I am not.
>
> I still like your "There should at least be an intelligence
> test if we are going to put him in charge of a whole country
> and it's military" because when taken literally, it sounds
> like it refers to your president's newfangled Dep't of Homeland
> Security (or whatever it's called.)
>
> So, don't worry about it. UseNet is more about
> casual conversation than composing formal papers.

I am with you. if I wanted to compose for magazine publication then I
would not be typing this stuff on line and whatever pops into my head,
which you know is often against the grain, but keeps things lively at
times. We all, as a group need to totally ignore the cross posts, which
I would do if this damned Thunder bird had a groups allowed filter.
Bill Baka
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>

02-07-2007, 12:06 AM

In article <GKfyh.16278$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.net >,
Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> We all, as a group need to totally ignore the cross posts, which
> I would do if this damned Thunder bird had a groups allowed filter.

You don't need software to do your ignoring for you.
Just hit the "mark [article | thread] as read" button
without reading the articles. Or not. Your call.

Anything instigated by "Don Quijote" (aka "Orlando")
ain't worth the pixels it's written on anyways.

And arguing with a bunch of closed-minded car-lubbers
from rec.autos.driving is fruitless. It's better to
just discuss matters germane to bicycles and riding 'em.
After all, that's what r.b.m is for.

cheers,
Tom

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Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
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