Thanks Dave, I can certainly learn from that so please go on (free lessons for all!) André Oorebeek Amsterdam On 7-jan-04, at 7:19, Dave Nereson wrote: > its vs. it's > > "Its" refers to things that belong to 'it'. > "It's" is a contraction (a shortening) for "it is." > > I my, mine > you your, yours > he his, his > she her, hers > it its, its (NOT it's) !!!!! > we our, ours > you (plural) your, yours > they their, theirs > > This is my piano. It is mine. > This is your piano. It is yours. > This is his piano. It is his. > This is her piano. It is hers. > This piano belongs to the school. It is ITS piano. (Not "it's"). It > is > its. (It belongs to it -- the school). > This is our piano. It is ours. > This is their piano. It is theirs. Not to be confused with "there", > which > refers to a place, as in "over there", or with "they're", > which > means "they are", as in "They're coming over tonight." > > The dog. Its bark. Its tail. > The cat. Its whiskers. Its meow. > The piano. Its pitch, its lid, its keys, its action. ITS ! NOT > it's > !!! > > "It's" means "it is". The apostrophe takes the place of the 'i' that > is > left out of 'is'. > > It's (it is) very hot today. It's (it is) no mean feat. It's (it is) > a big > job to rebuild a piano. > > 'your' vs. 'you're': > 'Your' is for things that belong to you. Your tools, your piano, your > house. > 'You're' is for when you're really saying "you are." "You're going to > raise > pitch." "You're crazy." > > 'Accordion' is with -ion, not -ian. > It's "mahogany", (remember "hog") not "mahagony"; "lauan" paneling, > not > "luaun" or whatever else. > > Bridle straps, not bridal straps. It's bridles, like on a horse -- > straps > that connect things. Not "bridal"-- that has to do with brides, > weddings. > > And for R. Breckne: Allow me to introduce the word "than". This > piano is > longer THAN that one. This job is no harder THAN that one. It is more > blessed to give THAN to receive. "Then" refers to a period in time. > "I was > a lot younger back then." "Then you do the fine tuning after the pitch > raise." (But: "I am older than you are." "This piano has a > thinner-sounding tone than that one.") > > for everyone: it's 'wippen', not 'whippen'. That was settled years > ago. > There was a Journal article. > > I know it's "square" to care about spelling, grammar -- we don't want > to > appear too educated or anything, and certainly not intellectual, god > forbid, > or professional or high class. Thing is, this isn't college or even > high > school material -- it's from elementary school. > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > friendly greetings from André Oorebeek Amsterdam - The Netherlands 0031-20-6237357 0645-492389 0031-75-6226878 www.concertpianoservice.nl www.grandpiano.nl
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