Author Topic: Its vs It's - a handy guide (Read 866 times)

Wes14 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:01:03 PM »

Hey! who said you could take a picture of me Meatwad!

Meatwad · « **Reply #32 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:02:11 PM »

Im sneaky.

Wes14 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:03:22 PM »

I kinda wish i could make a animated avatar. I would try to add that in.

Meatwad · « **Reply #34 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:05:02 PM »

I know very little about animation. It always goes way too slow even when I have the frame delay at .1 sec/frame. Guess my PC isnt good enough to process and save the animation at that speed.

Wes14 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:08:16 PM »

dang ill like to know how to make a animated avatar.

Meatwad · « **Reply #36 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:13:50 PM »

JB88 is pretty good at that stuff me thinks.

Wes14 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:20:14 PM »

um.. Paging Mr. JB88. a idiot that doesn't know bout' animated avatars needs you

Dichotomy · « **Reply #38 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:26:22 PM »

it's relatively easy I have one I'm working on right now for a good friend but if you pm me the details I'll see what I can do

or better yet teach you how

Wes14 · « **Reply #39 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:41:25 PM »

yay

Can you tell me how?

and i have a PM ready incase i dont get it somehow.

AKIron · « **Reply #40 on:** September 17, 2007, 08:41:09 PM »

I recall being informed that an inanimate object cannot be possessive. Yet I find this from a possibly authoritative source.

So, I can say “a dog and its toy.” [Yes.]
The adjective possessive "their" isn't it used for human possessors only? [No, not just for human beings.]
Should I say “the dogs and their toys”? [Yes.]
or “the dogs and its toys?” [No.]
How about a table? Can I use the adjective possessive “its” for table even though a table cannot possess? [Yes.]
Can I say “a table and its four legs” or “a book and its cover?” [Yes, yes.]
How about “two tables and their eight legs?” [Yes.]
Can I say “I look at them” for “I look at the tables?” [Yes.]
Can "them" be used for inanimate objects? [Yes.]

The science of language was never my interest.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #41 on:** September 17, 2007, 08:51:03 PM »

For years I had “it’s = it is” written in pencil on the top of my monitor. To this day I still have to picture that image to keep it straight.

vorticon · « **Reply #42 on:** September 17, 2007, 08:51:15 PM »

I've never understood why you would use it's anyway. its only one more character, and one less key to hit to type it is.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #43 on:** September 17, 2007, 08:54:17 PM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
I've never understood why you would use it's anyway. its only one more character, and one less key to hit to type it is.

It's less formal.

Auger · « **Reply #44 on:** September 18, 2007, 01:24:27 AM »

Remember:

If it's its, it's "its".
If it's it is, it's "it's".