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It's "its" folks.

Post by mcsmom » Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:23 pm

I hate to be this way, but it's driving me crazy and there isn't a discussion topic for the roadmap announcement.

The possessive of it is its, without the apostrophe. It's means it is. I see this mistake constantly in code, fine, programmers aren't proof readers, but it shouldn't be in the lead news story on the site.
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Re: It's "its" folks.

Post by mediamagnate » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:14 pm

mcsmom wrote:I hate to be this way, but it's driving me crazy and there isn't a discussion topic for the roadmap announcement.

The possessive of it is its, without the apostrophe. It's means it is. I see this mistake constantly in code, fine, programmers aren't proof readers, but it shouldn't be in the lead news story on the site.

I saw the same mistake in The New Yorker last week. However, unlike The New Yorker we can't afford proof readers, so I guess we're doing okay? My pedantry school teacher used to give me a flick behind the ear for such mistakes.  Thanks for the tip.
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Re: It's "its" folks.

Post by brian » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:40 pm

Thanks for pointing it out. I have hopefully fixed it now. Whilst I regularly make spelling mistakes and typos it is rare for me to make gramatical errors.

Thanks anyway

I've corrected it now and it's now updated so that it's itsare the correct its.

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Re: It's "its" folks.

Post by TheSaint » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:56 pm

The spellchecker generation strikes again. We should try to live and learn. :)
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Re: It's "its" folks.

Post by mcsmom » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:32 pm

:)
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