Originally posted by GrayHam:
Originally posted by off2cjb:
[b] And it is its, not it's. Check your latest Webster's.
Main Entry: its
Pronunciation: 'its, &ts
Function: adjective
: of or relating to it or itself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
In essence, "its" indicates the possessive.
"it's" is a contraction of "it is".
Your statement, "By the way Smith, its known, not know" would indicate that you are trying to say "it is known, not know".
If, in fact, you are trying to indicate a possessive, then what the fuck is doing the possessing, and what is being possessed?
Super special.
Please, be so kind as to give me the full name and publish date (maybe even the ISBN number) for the dictionary you are using.
I'm very curious to look into this . . .[/b]its ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ts)
adj. The possessive form of it.
Used as a modifier before a noun: The airline canceled its early flight to New York.
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[Alteration of it's : it + -'s.]
Usage Note: Its is the possessive form of the pronoun it and is correctly written without an apostrophe. It should not be confused with the contraction it's (for it is or it has), which should always have an apostrophe.
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