Hi Dave, I guess we should slow down long enough when typing to see what it is that we have typed. ;-) Andrew At 11:19 PM 1/6/2004 -0700, you 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
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