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Old April 16th, 2008, 06:26 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Guy Anderson, Sr.
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:13:43 -0400, Greg Harbaugh
wrote:

Sorry, I just found out I was incorrect. its' is the way we were taught
back in the 50's apparently it has been changed.


This spelling has not changed since the 18th century. If you were
taught that its' is either the contracted form of "it is" or the
possessive case, then your teachers were ignorant! Sorry, but I do
know grammar.

Dr. Guy F. Anderson
Professor Emeritus
Department of English
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN