tube digital interest / was Re: Running Computers Cold - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

14 Dec 2009

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:57:04 -0300
From: "Alexandre Souza - Listas" <pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: tube digital interest / was Re: Running Computers Cold

...
 >If I might be permitted one small cavil... the
possessive "its" takes
>no apostrophe, any more than its close kin-words "his", "hers",
"ours"
>or "theirs". Every one makes some of us flinch in discomfort. It's the
>only thing wrong with an otherwise-immaculate display, and as such, I
>thought I'd draw it to your attention... -------------

...
 This is something that would be waaaaayyyy more
apropriate in private... 
;o)  
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I respectfully disagree.

I think the above suggestion applies pretty widely these days; not only does
it's instead of its make some of us flinch, but it can be distracting and make 
the relevant text seem to be less professional.

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