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Old 27-January-2008, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDon View Post
*I honestly must say that its because of Gillian and posting here that I give a hoot and check which "its" I'm supposed to be using. Though I find it funny that the contraction gets the apostrophe and not the possessive.
Doing my part to advance the cause of better communication is a worthy venture, I've always said. Also note that "yours," "ours," and "theirs" don't take apostrophes, either. If you can remember that, "its" makes more sense.

That sounds like a really cool campaign. I told my gaming group about it, and they agreed.
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Last edited by Gillianren; 27-January-2008 at 11:56 PM.. Reason: Improved my phrasing.
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