Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:52:48 -0800 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: corky1951@comcast.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au Subject: Re: How to build a BROKEN port? Message-ID: <4d1c1e30.Vcd6wTP2wljq8McP%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <20101230014241.GA10305@comcast.net> References: <4D1BD715.2010401@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <xeia8vz8njzn.fsf@kobe.laptop> <86zkro6o7a.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20101230014241.GA10305@comcast.net>
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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 :))
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