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Tom G
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As above.
jibjob
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When its short for it has
Daveskater
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It isn't.

"It's" cannot be used for "it has" Normally you would use "it has".

[Edited on 01-04-2010 by Daveskater]

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jibjob
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That makes no sense Dave It's is short for it is or it has. It isnt is short for it is not so you cant have its isnt, it would be it is not Sorry to be a killjoy

If you used it's instead of it has it makes sense in context such as "it has got" shortened to "it's got". The same as It isnt is short for it is not or it's not but then it would still be short for it is.

[Edited on 01-04-2010 by jibjob]
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I can't believe it's not butter.
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
I can't believe it's not butter.


Wots Knot
Tom G
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"It's got 50 bhp" is a example then?
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom G
"It's got 50 bhp" is a example then?


Yes in that case it's is short for it has. It is got 50bhp makes no sense whereas it has got 50bhp makes sense.
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I hadn't thought of it in that sense, I stand corrected

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
jibjob
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Whats this for anyway? Got a bit carried away being the first response and trying to sound clever
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http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Its-and-It%27s

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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When used for possession.

"the dog was licking its balls"
Tom G
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quote:
Originally posted by jibjob
Whats this for anyway? Got a bit carried away being the first response and trying to sound clever



I do some NVQ stuff through work and have to do key skills with it too. In the key skills she said about the whole "Its" "It's" thing and when i got back in work someone asked what have we been doing and i sarcastically said about learning how to use it's, but i couldn't remember the example we we're given to explain. /boring story

 
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