At the Adult Spelling Bee in Long Beach, California on May 4th, 2008, the participants announce the charities for which they are competing.
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It's Its, Not It's
May 7, 2008 by missspelling
There is a huge, dumb monster looming all over the published world.
It's the ITS MONSTER.
Its greatest failure is the proper use of "its" and it's".
The apostrophe is its weapon of choice. It's the tiny character that it sticks in between the "t" and the "s", and it almost never gets it right. The ITS MONSTER can be killed. It's got to be killed. The way to do this is to remember when the apostrophe is included, and when it's not.
It's not really that hard:
If the "it" you're talking about possesses something, then it's "its."
If the "it" you're talking about is, or has done something, then it's "it's."
The apostrophe has been used only to form a contraction. The possessive apostrophe, as in "John's car or Mary's dress," is never used with "its." Ever. Never ever. NEVER.
(Well, okay, maybe if you wanted to refer to the word "its." In that case, something that belonged to "its" could be its', but forget that; pay no attention to that.)
It's "its."
It's the ITS MONSTER.
Its greatest failure is the proper use of "its" and it's".
The apostrophe is its weapon of choice. It's the tiny character that it sticks in between the "t" and the "s", and it almost never gets it right. The ITS MONSTER can be killed. It's got to be killed. The way to do this is to remember when the apostrophe is included, and when it's not.
It's not really that hard:
If the "it" you're talking about possesses something, then it's "its."
If the "it" you're talking about is, or has done something, then it's "it's."
The apostrophe has been used only to form a contraction. The possessive apostrophe, as in "John's car or Mary's dress," is never used with "its." Ever. Never ever. NEVER.
(Well, okay, maybe if you wanted to refer to the word "its." In that case, something that belonged to "its" could be its', but forget that; pay no attention to that.)
It's "its."
Who's Playing For Whom?
May 7, 2008 by missspelling
At the Adult Spelling Bee in Long Beach, California on May 4th, 2008, the participants announce the charities for which they are competing.
Welcome Message to New Members
May 7, 2008 by missspelling
Welcome to the SpellRIGHTNOW forum! This community welcomes all who are interested in the language arts, particularly related to the mastering of the tricky and troublesome spelling and grammar rules in American English.
Feel free to jump right in and discuss the topics in this forum. We're particularly interested in compiling a list of fun mnemonic devices that help us to remember why something is spelled or pronounced a certain way. If you have any good ones, please contribute it for everyone's edification.
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