How to build a BROKEN port?

[Chris Rees]

On 30 December 2010 07:21, Da Rock
<freebsd-questions at herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote:
> On 12/30/10 15:52, perryh at pluto.rain.com wrote:
>>
>> Charlie Kester<corky1951 at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Most of the time, possessives are formed with apostrophe+s.  I'm
>>> not sure, but "its" might be the only exception to the rule ...
>>>
>>
>> "It's" seems to be the most common misusage, but I have seen "her's",
>> "our's", and occasionally "their's".  Interestingly, I've never seen
>> anyone write "hi's" when meaning "his".
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On the other hand, people who write "loose" when they mean "lose"
>>> deserve our most scathing scorn.  :)
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps they have merely lost their linguistic bearings.
>>
>> Innaddverttentt ddoubblle llettterss ccann occcassionnallly bbee
>> ccaussedd bby ffllakkeey kkeeybbooarddss :))
>>
>
> I find most teenagers (and getting older too) can't tell the difference- and
> its not their keyboards.
>
> Oddly enough, their teachers do it on a regular basis as well: in their
> handwriting!

This teacher doesn't thank you very much! That is, if the poor kids
can read my writing....

Chris