Friday, February 6, 2009

Thank God It's Friday with an Apostrophe.

I see this misused on otherwise brilliant blogs all the time. I'd like to offer quick help to resolve the burning question: It's or its?

It's = It is (or it has). Every single time.

Its = Possessive. Every single time.

If you can't decide which to use, just remember it's is a contraction and it's= it is (or it has as in "it's been raining"). If that's not it, it's its. Got it?

Now, it's (it is) time for a little Friday entertainment from my favorite band, The Shine (my girl is its drummer), performing its original song, "Going Nowhere."

UPDATE: New song (poor picture quality due to low lighting at venue) but still a good song.

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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Their great!

    he he

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  2. luciteboxFebruary 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Wait. I spotted something in your entry that will surely out me as a major grammar dick. It's this line:
    If that not it, it's its. Got it?

    Thanks for sharing! So glad I found your blog. Your a grate writer. :)

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  3. hello gorgeousFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:00 PM

    Anon - Thats' the spirit!

    Lucite - Ha! It figures I'd make a typo in this post. Thank's for pointing it out; your grate.

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  4. Raina CoxFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    I've read that poor punctuation and spelling isn't an indicator of intelligence.

    If I see such errors, I tend to think the person is a moron.

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  5. Paul AnaterFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Amen sister!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    Punctuation causes me more stress than it should - I never remember where the apostrophe goes.

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  7. vicki archerFebruary 7, 2009 at 4:39 AM

    Thank goodness for spelling and grammar check!! xv

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  8. No Bones Just BrainsFebruary 7, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    I find that grammar check is often incorrect...

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  9. Designers' BrewFebruary 7, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    Hilarious that you made a typo in a post bitching people out for bad grammar. I did the exact same thing once. I'll probably do it again one of these day's! :P

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  10. Pam KerstingFebruary 7, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    Quick, runs back to post to correct my the error of my ways -- the wrong use of "its"!!!! P.S. I saw the mistake after I posted and was too lazy to go back and fix it!!

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  11. Paul PincusFebruary 8, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    yikes! ... i think i'm guilty of this at times!

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  12. hello gorgeousFebruary 8, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    Well, I didn't mean to make everyone paranoid but a lot of people just don't know they're doing this so I thought I'd use my blog to spread the word.

    DB - You know, I did that on purpose to show that I'm human. :-)

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  13. DecorinaFebruary 8, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    Know that their are entire websites out there devoted to the proper use of apostrophees.

    My aunt was an English teacher who enforced proper grammar with a vengance. I miss her, thanks for stepping up, HG. Your grate to.

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  14. UnknownFebruary 10, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    Thanks for the grammar lesson. If you ever see any grammar mistakes on my Blog please, please let me know. I have the little book Elements of Style and it is has good examples of how to use the English language.

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