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Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Chairboy on September 17, 2007, 12:17:45 PM: This should be of use here. Now to find an equivalent for "loose vs. lose"....

(http://www.angryflower.com/itsits.gif)
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: texasmom on September 17, 2007, 12:21:53 PM: Reminds me of that shirt Paris Hilton was wearing in one of her pictures.

'Your hot'
instead of
'You're hot'

What a dork. Actually, you'd think the folks who made the thing noticed as well. How many fledgling dorklettes now think 'you're' is supposed to be spelled 'your?' as a result?
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Neubob on September 17, 2007, 12:22:33 PM: Its about time you loose this holeyer-then-though latitude towards grammar and spelink.
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Post by: Bronk on September 17, 2007, 12:25:05 PM: (http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/Assets/grammarian.jpg)
Grammarian usually has little to contribute to a discussion and possesses few effective weapons. To compensate, he will point out minor errors in spelling and grammar. Because of Grammarian's obvious weakness most Warriors ignore him.

Bronk
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: texasmom on September 17, 2007, 12:28:23 PM: No way ~ you should always be anal about your spelling & grammar. And raise your kids to have proper spelling & grammar. ;)
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Post by: Latrobe on September 17, 2007, 12:41:51 PM: I'm kinda good with spelling, but grammar is another story. I do remember to use the proper 'its' spelling though. :)
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Post by: texasmom on September 17, 2007, 12:43:17 PM: okay, i take that back just a little bit. it's nice to not use proper spelling or grammar sometimes.... like when typing in here...
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Post by: kilz on September 17, 2007, 12:44:10 PM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom
Reminds me of that shirt Paris Hilton was wearing in one of her pictures.

'Your hot'
instead of
'You're hot'

What a dork. Actually, you'd think the folks who made the thing noticed as well. How many fledgling dorklettes now think 'you're' is supposed to be spelled 'your?' as a result?

why you got to be making fun of the shirt i am wearing. thats just so like you TXmom :lol
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Tiger on September 17, 2007, 12:44:32 PM: spelling is overrated, that's why my e-mail and word program both have spell checkers.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: texasmom on September 17, 2007, 12:45:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by kilz
why you got to be making fun of the shirt i am wearing. thats just so like you TXmom :lol

:rofl
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Holden McGroin on September 17, 2007, 12:48:31 PM: The preferance for proper language usage is obvious:

If Einstein spoke like he were from deep woods Mississippi and said,

Quote
As yall get on up ta close to the speed of lat I meen faster than even Richard Petty, time a sloes down like a Alabama mule stuck in the briar. Things a git all strecht out, and yer clock'll tick as slow as molasses on a frosty January mornin. But den if you was ta look out and see the dagonn peeple a watchin ya back they will look like they was growin as ole as ole Muddy faster than ya could even bleeve.

Nobody would have paid attention to relativity.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: texasmom on September 17, 2007, 12:50:12 PM: bleev.... lol:rofl
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Post by: VWE on September 17, 2007, 12:52:21 PM: O.k. where's HiTech at? We need his input on this topic...
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Post by: jhookt on September 17, 2007, 12:52:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom
Reminds me of that shirt Paris Hilton was wearing in one of her pictures.

'Your hot'
instead of
'You're hot'

What a dork. Actually, you'd think the folks who made the thing noticed as well. How many fledgling dorklettes now think 'you're' is supposed to be spelled 'your?' as a result?

I abhor the fact that many young girls consider her an icon.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Holden McGroin on September 17, 2007, 12:54:08 PM: You mean , "Where's Hitech?" what's the purpose of adding the at?
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Post by: VWE on September 17, 2007, 12:58:21 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Holden McGroin
You mean , "Where's Hitech?" what's the purpose of adding the at?

Hey look! Our gammarian of this thread has arisen! :D
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Holden McGroin on September 17, 2007, 01:03:22 PM: That's not grammar, that's just a superfluous word :) and you misspelled grammarian.
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Post by: Bronk on September 17, 2007, 01:05:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Holden McGroin

The preferance fo` gangsta language usage is obvious:

If Einstein spoke like he were frizzay deep woods Mississippi n said,

quote:As yall get on up ta close to the speed of lat I meen faster than even Richard Petty, time a sloes down like a Alabama mule stuck in the briar. Things a git all strecht out, and yer clock'll tick as slow as molasses on a frosty January mornin. But den if you was ta look out and see the dagonn peeple a watchin ya back they will look like they was growin as ole as ole Muddy faster than ya could even bleeve.

Nobody would hizzy paid attention ta relativity fo yo ***** ass.

:D

Bronk
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Post by: mora on September 17, 2007, 01:17:50 PM: IMO The ability to spell usually correlates to the intelligence of the person in question. Those who can't spell their mother language aren't usually the brightest bulbs on the ceiling, in my experience. English is probably the easiest language to spell anyway.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Chairboy on September 17, 2007, 01:28:04 PM: I'm not sure spelling is a reliable measure of intelligence. It might, however, be a measure of how much or little regard someone has for their audience. If the deficit is in education (it's someone who hasn't gotten the schooling yet, or dropped out before), that again is not a measure of intelligence, just a measure of... well, education.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Tigeress on September 17, 2007, 01:38:44 PM: Quote
Originally posted by VWE
O.k. where's HiTech at? We need his input on this topic...

Didn't you really mean to say...

O HiTech, HiTech! Wherefore art thou, HiTech?
Your sage gaze upon this cumbrous topic, I beseech.

:aok

TIGERESS
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: cpxxx on September 17, 2007, 01:50:04 PM: Thats a handy reference. Im alway's making that mistake. Which is ridiculous really a's Im currently studying for a diploma in technical writing.

Have to go now, my dinner, its i's ready. It looks delicious'. Now if only someone would provide an ea'sy explanation for when you put an apostrophe after a word.:huh
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: majic on September 17, 2007, 02:40:37 PM: One puts an apostrophe anywhere letters are missing. So if you abbreviate spelling to spellin (for flavor) it should be written as spellin'. Hope that helps with your writin'.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Holden McGroin on September 17, 2007, 03:13:06 PM: I kin read readin', but I can't read writin' 'specially when its wrote rotten.
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Post by: Nashwan on September 17, 2007, 03:43:40 PM: Quote
Now to find an equivalent for "loose vs. lose"

Can you find one for "then" and "than"? It really bugs me to see people using "then" when they mean "than", and it seems to be happening more and more often. Never see "than" used instead of "then", though.
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Post by: Meatwad on September 17, 2007, 04:04:25 PM: (http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/AHmeatwad/its.jpg)

ITS
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Blank on September 17, 2007, 04:23:35 PM: Just think with each extra ' that you type a little more energy is wasted.

Did that little ' really add anything to your understanding of the sentence or are we all intelligent enough to work out whats being said wether it is 'it's' or just its, did you notice a missing ' in what's? or did your brain melt at that point?

When we use its instead of it's when we mean 'it is' we save a whole ' and an i and over time the energy saving on the AH BBS alone could power a small town.

think about that next time you want to add a little '

ta ;);)
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Post by: Jackal1 on September 17, 2007, 06:12:51 PM: Evar sense I tuk the Evlyn Woodhed sped redding course my redding has improved one hunderd purcent.

Get a friggin life.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Wes14 on September 17, 2007, 06:29:50 PM: Boom, good spelling nazi? :confused:

(http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/guns/images/rem8701.jpg)
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Jackal1 on September 17, 2007, 06:46:33 PM: LMAO. :)
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Post by: Meatwad on September 17, 2007, 06:56:20 PM: (http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/AHmeatwad/chiyosdad.jpg)
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Wes14 on September 17, 2007, 07:01:03 PM: :rofl Hey! who said you could take a picture of me Meatwad! :mad: :furious
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Post by: Meatwad on September 17, 2007, 07:02:11 PM: Im sneaky. :D
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Wes14 on September 17, 2007, 07:03:22 PM: I kinda wish i could make a animated avatar. I would try to add that in. :D
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Meatwad 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.
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Post by: Wes14 on September 17, 2007, 07:08:16 PM: dang ill like to know how to make a animated avatar. :confused:
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Post by: Meatwad on September 17, 2007, 07:13:50 PM: JB88 is pretty good at that stuff me thinks.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Wes14 on September 17, 2007, 07:20:14 PM: :confused: um.. Paging Mr. JB88. a idiot that doesn't know bout' animated avatars needs you :D
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Post by: Dichotomy 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 :)
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Post by: Wes14 on September 17, 2007, 07:41:25 PM: yay :D

Can you tell me how? :p

and i have a PM ready incase i dont get it somehow. :)
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Post by: AKIron 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.
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Post by: eskimo2 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.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: vorticon 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.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: eskimo2 on September 17, 2007, 08:54:17 PM: Quote
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.
Title: Its vs It's - a handy guide
Post by: Auger 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".
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Post by: AKIron on September 18, 2007, 07:19:54 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Auger
Remember:

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

That depends on what is is. ;)