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PropellerHeadCase
10-03-2008, 06:31 PM
Steve, Steve, Steve...


The opinions of Corabar Steve are not necessarily those of Corabar Ltd, or any of it's subsidiarys

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Excalibur
10-03-2008, 06:34 PM
Funnily enough, that particular faux pas caught my eye this morning, but I didn't dare to point it out! You obviously have far greater moral fibre. :bowdown:
Corabar Steve
10-03-2008, 06:37 PM
Dunno what you're talking about http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1842.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1821.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1769.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)
PropellerHeadCase
10-03-2008, 06:55 PM
Dunno what you're talking about http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1842.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1821.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1769.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)

I'll give you a hint...


The opinions of Corabar Steve are not necessarily those of Corabar Ltd, or any of it's subsidiaries

:p :p :p :p :p :p :p


It's
"It's" is a contraction. It is short for "it is" (or occasionally for "it has"). It's not a way to ascribe a property to some "it". Yes, I know that this would make sense given that the general rule for forming a possessive is to tack on "'s": fool's errand, brewer's yeast, horse's ass. "It's" is an exception to this rule, and I honestly apologize on behalf of the infuriating English language. I didn't invent this stupid rule, but it's hardwired into my brain like gender of nouns to French speakers.

Examples:

It's a small world, after all. It's a small world, after all. It's a small world, after all. It's a small world, after all.
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about.
Well, it's been a long, been a long, been a long, been a long day.

Its
"Its" is a possessive pronoun. Its interpretation is something like "that which belongs to it", where "it" stands for some previously defined object. In the previous sentence, the object being referred to is the word "its", and the thing that belongs to it is its interpretation.

Examples:

He left it dead, and with its head he went galumphing back
Love rears its ugly head.
robbiedj
10-03-2008, 07:10 PM
Ah, the pedant's favourite.

The aberrant apostrophe!
Corabar Steve
10-03-2008, 07:14 PM
Nope, still no idea :sarc:
PropellerHeadCase
10-03-2008, 07:25 PM
Post facto editing can't save you now, Steve ;)
PropellerHeadCase
10-03-2008, 07:49 PM
You obviously have far greater moral fibre. :bowdown:

I'm just a regular guy ;)
Corabar Steve
10-03-2008, 08:23 PM
Post facto editing can't save you now, Steve ;)

Prove I edited.http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1834.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)
Tom
10-03-2008, 08:29 PM
Someone should of taken a screen shot. lol.
BeerFunk
10-03-2008, 08:49 PM
'Unanymous'??!

I don't know if the apostrophe is necessarily an error, as it is a shortened version of 'it has'. I'm sure I've seen it used in this way before.


Someone should of taken a screen shot. lol.Leaving yourself wide open there.. ;)
Solitaire Events Ltd
10-03-2008, 08:53 PM
Prove I edited.http://planetsmilies.net/vicious-smiley-1834.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)

OK then...:D
PropellerHeadCase
10-03-2008, 10:42 PM
Thank you, Daz!

Coupled with the circumstantial evidence provided by the discourse in this very thread...

Steve... you're nicked :D
Corabar Steve
11-03-2008, 07:25 AM
Which of course refers to the post & not the signature. Still no proof . Case dismissed.
PropellerHeadCase
11-03-2008, 09:09 AM
Nice try, Steve.
Corabar Steve
11-03-2008, 09:16 AM
OK then smarty pants, you try & get a quote from somebody's signature.
PropellerHeadCase
11-03-2008, 04:56 PM
Like I said, the contents of the thread, particularly the first few posts, clearly demonstrates the facts now edited. Including but not limited to my cut and paste quote of the offending articles ;)
theoloyla
11-03-2008, 05:18 PM
Someone should of taken a screen shot. lol.
OH NO!!!! If you cant use the Queen's English dont contribute to this thread. You mean "Someone should HAVE taken a screen shot." Estuary English. God help this country.
Tom
11-03-2008, 05:30 PM
OH NO!!!! If you cant use the Queen's English dont contribute to this thread. You mean "Someone should HAVE taken a screen shot." Estuary English. God help this country.

Sorry about that. After reading what you have put it does make more sence. I wont blame it on my dyslexia, just thought it was right at the time.

:( :o
BeerFunk
11-03-2008, 05:58 PM
Sorry about that. After reading what you have put it does make more sence. I wont blame it on my dyslexia, just thought it was right at the time.

:( :o
Anyone? :D

I'm still waiting for an explanation of 'unanymous' :)
theoloyla
11-03-2008, 05:59 PM
No I'm not going there. I've done my crust for tonight.
Vectis
11-03-2008, 07:33 PM
OH NO!!!! If you cant use the Queen's English dont contribute to this thread. You mean "Someone should HAVE taken a screen shot." Estuary English. God help this country.

Oh dear, dear... pot... kettle... :Naughty:

The contraction don't is correctly written with an apostrophe between the n and the t :rolleyes:
Excalibur
11-03-2008, 08:02 PM
Oh dear, dear... pot... kettle... :Naughty:

The contraction don't is correctly written with an apostrophe between the n and the t :rolleyes:

In defence of Theo, " should of " seems to be the accepted form on here. :bang:

As to the missing apostrophe, sorry Theo, you're on your own there! :D
PropellerHeadCase
11-03-2008, 08:04 PM
I'm still waiting for an explanation of 'unanymous' :)

Yeah, OK, call it a 'brain fart'.
Excalibur
11-03-2008, 08:07 PM
Anyone? :D

I'm still waiting for an explanation of 'unanymous' :)


Yeah, OK, call it a 'brain fart'.

Why don't you just blame a dodgy keyboard? Everybody else does.!
Solitaire Events Ltd
11-03-2008, 08:08 PM
Why don't you just blame a dodgy keyboard? Everybody else does.!

That's just Steve.

I have a wireless keyboard which frequently misses letters, but I take advantage of the edit facility. ;)
Excalibur
11-03-2008, 08:32 PM
That's just Steve.

I have a wireless keyboard which frequently misses letters, but I take advantage of the edit facility. ;)

I have a wireless brain which frequently doesn't make my fingers press the right keys. Without the edit function, I'd nearly be illiterate. :o :D
PropellerHeadCase
11-03-2008, 08:41 PM
'Unanymous'??!

Sorted!


We are pedants, one and all :D
theoloyla
23-03-2008, 05:43 PM
So; it is not any mouse with an e missing because of a dodgy keyboard and as a grumpy old git I frequently cant be asked to enter 1 keystroke for an apostrophe to replace one letter which is missing from a word which is perfectly understandable; so I dont and I wont! I know it is wrong and I should be expelled from the pedants club but please take pity on a sad old dj like me.