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== Common Word Usage, Spelling and Punctuation Problems == | == Common Word Usage, Spelling and Punctuation Problems == | ||
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| + | '''''Its''''' is the possessive form of '''it''' (The cat licked its paws) and '''''it's''''' is a shortened form of '''it is''' (It's raining again) or occasionally '''it has''' (I don't know if it's come). - ''Oxford Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage'', p. 374 | ||
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| + | *'''There, their and they're''' | ||
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| + | '''Their'''''Italic text'' is a pronoun that refers back to a singular pronoun, especially an indefinite pronoun such as anyone, everyone, nobody, or somebody. (''Oxford Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage'') (His sister and brother went to their house.) '''They're'''''''' is a contraction of they are. | ||
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Common Word Usage, Spelling and Punctuation Problems
- Its and it's
Its is the possessive form of it (The cat licked its paws) and it's is a shortened form of it is (It's raining again) or occasionally it has (I don't know if it's come). - Oxford Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage, p. 374
- There, their and they're
TheirItalic text is a pronoun that refers back to a singular pronoun, especially an indefinite pronoun such as anyone, everyone, nobody, or somebody. (Oxford Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage) (His sister and brother went to their house.) They're''' is a contraction of they are.
