To: Richnorth who wrote (786 ) 12/22/1997 2:14:00 AM From: Richnorth Respond to
FWIW to you, please note:it's and 'tis are contractions for it is and it has its denotes the possessive form of it and is used to denote possession of the agent or recipient of an action: a snake biting its tail; the committee has failed to publish its findings; a manuscript that has undergone its third revision.let's means let us .there and their are not synonymous and so cannot be used interchangeably;there is commonly used to mean 1. at or in that place: sit over there . Other meanings include 2. to, into, or toward that place:wouldn't go there again ,at a point of action or time: stop there before you make any more mistakes .in that matter: I can't agree with you there .there 1. is used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are all sorts of people who post on SI .Hello there .There 1. is also used as an intensive: That writer there ought to know that archane, publically and inately are misspelt words and that the corresponding correctly spelt words are arcane, publicly and innately .There is also used to indicate presence: He was still there when I left .Their is used as a pronoun and their is the possessive form of they . Their , and not there , is used to indicate possession of the agent or recipient of an action: their house; doing their due diligence; suffered their first defeat.Their is also used informally to mean his, hers, or its :Does everyone have their books? .principal and/or principle correctly? And likewise for effect and affect , historic and historical , etc?your is used to denote something that belongs to you and that it is not meant to do double duty to also mean you are or you're . Of course, some people use your to mean you R , that is, you are .
