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Isn't it time that the writers, editors, and proofreaders on this website learn the difference between "its" and "it's"?
It's (it is) all perfectly simple, and there's no excuse why any reasonable-well educated person should be confused, and absolutely no excuse why people who make their income from writing should make the same mistake time after time in their articles!
"It's" isn't possessive; it means "it is"! Yet we regularly see it appearing in sentences such as: "It's (i.e. the camera's) lens is exceptionally good". What this sentence actually says, therefore, is "It is lens is exceptionally good"!!!
Come on, ePhotoZine, sort it out!
As suggested the apostrophe is used for possession and contraction/missing letter
- i.e. Fred's lens = The lens belonging to Fred not to be confused with - Fred's coming to tea = Fred is coming to tea.
There is an English teacher around, although he should be doing his planning at this time on a Sunday and not visiting EPZ!!!!
Quote: ...reasonable-well educated person...
Err, I think your plea might be based on the wrong assumption ;o)
This apostrophe thing is a minefield and I wouldn't be surprised if it starts to disappear in a while. And I notice it too when it's used in the wrong place. There again in my line of work I think I need to know how it's used.
There are two words that get my goat when the plurals are used incorrectly - phenomenon / phenomena and criterion / criteria. I find myself correcting people on the TV when they use them incorrectly ;-] (I know I know .. I'll get my coat in a minute .. hehe)
The correct use of conjunctia always posed many probla for me as well, I must admit ;o)
So what!
As most of you here on this forum are intelligent and well educated persons.
It shouldn't be too hard for you to work it out.
For those of you who like to dot the (i)'s and cross the (t)'s Wake up!
The internet is a place to be shared by all backgrounds
Some people weren't so lucky and didn't get a good education
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