On Tue, 10 Sep 1996 07:28:03 -0400 (EDT) White Wolf said:
: On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Caroline Ann Seawright wrote:
:
: > (Though it is 'it's' not 'its' ... If it was 'its laugh' it would be like
: > saying 'Jimbos laugh' when you should use 'Jimbo's laugh'...)
:
: HUH?? I think you're wrong... but I can't understand you to be sure.
:
: "it's" is the contraction of "it is"
:
: "its" is the possesive of "it"
"It's is not, it isn't ain't, and it's it's, not its, if you mean
it is. If you don't, it's its. Then too, it's hers. It isn't
her's. It isn't our's either. It's ours, and likewise yours and
theirs."
- Oxford University Press, Edpress News
I hope that removed any unneccessary clarity.
Sebastian