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Re: where are the proofers???



The following rules seemingly apply on the Internet....
- -----Original Message-----
From: 'A. Joseph Ross' <lawyer@world.std.com>
To: Rick Levy <radiowaves@CompuServe.COM>
Cc: Shel Swartz <shel@lotsofun.com>; boston-radio-interest
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Date: Sunday, March 29, 1998 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: where are the proofers???


>On Sun, 29 Mar 1998, I wrote:
>
>> Actually, "its" is the same as other pronoun possessives.  There is no
>> apostrophe in "his" or "hers" or "theirs" or "yours."  Nouns form the
>> possessive by adding 's.  Pronouns don't.
>
>Come to think of it, the rule is the same with "who's" and "whose."
>
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