Time: Sat Mar 22 17:32:47 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA10087; Sun, 23 Mar 1997 08:49:17 -0700 (MST) by usr04.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA18264; Sun, 23 Mar 1997 08:47:08 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 16:39:24 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: grammar lesson #7851(a)(6)(A)(iii) "it's" is a contraction for "it is". Example: It's a beautiful day today. (It really IS!) "its" is the possessive form of "it". Example: Its footprint was big. "it" is singular neuter pronoun. Example: It had 2 left feet. (Clinton's foreign policy.) We know, this looks backwards, since most possessive forms end in "'s". English is still one of the most powerful languages on the face of the earth, and we do it all with 26 characters. Not bad! /s/ Paul Mitchell ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this ========================================================================
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