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Old 02-03-2008, 01:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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i resemble that remark as well
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i resemble that remark as well
I wish I could find the Gallagher bit where he talks about driving on a parkway and parking in a driveway, and words that are spelled the same but sound differently.
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just remember the word without the apostrophe is the possessive and the one with is a contraction of the pronoun plus another word...its is the possessive of it, and it's is a contraction of either it is or it has:

it's cold outside

the tree lost its leaves

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That's how I thought it worked. One has to use the apostrophe for the contraction to represent the missing letter. But like other possessive pronouns the apostrophe isn't used.

Got it, thanks sweetie pie.
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I wish I could find the Gallagher bit where he talks about driving on a parkway and parking in a driveway, and words that are spelled the same but sound differently.
and why are they called apartments when they are stuck together...

that bit is classic
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That's how I thought it worked. One has to use the apostrophe for the contraction to represent the missing letter. But like other possessive pronouns the apostrophe isn't used.

Got it, thanks sweetie pie.
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The English language is full of things like that.

One of my favorites forget who said it (probably Carlin).

"How come we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?"
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Classic Carlin:

"Shouldn't it be leave a shit, and not take a shit?"
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and why are they called apartments when they are stuck together...

that bit is classic
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