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Subject:Re: It's and its From:"Parks, Beverly L." <parksb -at- HUACHUCA-EMH7 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Wed, 26 Jun 1996 08:21:00 MST
>>Some grammer cops ignore the error entirely. <<
Grammer cops would. But grammar cops will never ignore it.
>>Take "their," "there," and "they're" as an example of three distinct
forms that are rapidly disappearing from common usage. <<
And speaking of cops, this sounds like a cop-out for ignorance. (Not on
the part of the poster! I just find it appalling that the situation even
exists.)
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