How to build a BROKEN port?
Da Rock
freebsd-questions at herveybayaustralia.com.au
Thu Dec 30 09:16:11 UTC 2010
On 12/30/10 18:10, Chris Rees wrote:
> 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
>
Sorry, but on the upside it does seem to be centered on Queensland,
Australia; with expanding concentric circles from there.
The driving tends to follow this general intelligence level as well... ;)
(I was brought up and taught in the southern states)
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