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Old 29-May-2007, 00:13
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Default Re: Apostropy after a word

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Originally Posted by pljames View Post
Concerning some words in which you need to put a apostrophe between letters like (its), (theres), and such. Is it correct just to print its without the apostrophe? pljames
I would say that it is correct in chat rooms, but they go by different rules there. We try to be a little more formal here (sticking to the rules of ordinary
English usage). Also, by doing that in chat rooms (omitting apostrophes) you are likely to fall into bad habits.

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