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I could kick myself... I don't know whether this would be helpful or not, but this is the way I learned it. I memorized [[English personal pronouns#Full list of pronouns|this table]]. -- [[User:Swerdnaneb|Ben]] 05:58, 10 August 2007 (UTC) |
I could kick myself... I don't know whether this would be helpful or not, but this is the way I learned it. I memorized [[English personal pronouns#Full list of pronouns|this table]]. -- [[User:Swerdnaneb|Ben]] 05:58, 10 August 2007 (UTC) |
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:''Its'' is like ''mine'', ''yours'', ''his'', ''hers'', ''ours'' and ''theirs''. None of them have an apostrophe-s. So no apostrophe-s for pronouns, basically. And now we can all laugh that you're being taught English by a Dutchman ;-).--[[User:Atlan|Atlan]] ([[User talk:Atlan|talk]]) 13:46, 10 August 2007 (UTC) |
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Template:Archive box collapsible "Yes, this is still the talk page of Hornetman16, I just cleaned it up so it wasn't so cluttered."--Hornetman16 (talk) 08:40, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
my sig
sorry, I am very happy with my signature as is. I would be tempted to say something a little rough, but since you are a Christian and a wrestling fan, I respect you enough not to. Honestly, I appreciate the pride and self-described charisma you have here on Wikipedia, but I say take it easy. Be a little more relaxed about the site and don't be like the other wikipedians who are so absorbed in creating "the perfect article" that they can't build up the balls to fight vandalism or decide what they want to do for themselves. Wikipedia is full of spineless people, and I want you to know that you shouldn't go towards that path; be happy with what you have to say, and don't fret a disgusting-looking signature from someone else of all things.
I even have a quote for you:
"Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away." Mark 13:31
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No worries.-- bulletproof 3:16 20:18, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
My apostrophes. Let me show you them.
About your undoing my change here. "It's" is a contraction. It means "it is." The apostrophe-s after "it" does not describe an "ownership" relationship. It's a contraction. I'm thinking that you might benefit from this page... Thanks, man. Have a good day. Please feel free to hit me or pretty much anyone else up if you have any questions about this. -- Ben 22:41, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Okay. We have made a big step. From this edit summary, you recognize that "it's" is a contraction of "it is." So... let us take that part of the sentence as you like it ("...it must exert more force upward than it's own weight.") and expand the contraction and see if it sounds right to your ear (I like to say it out loud): "...it must exert more force upward than it is own weight." I don't think that makes sense. And it looks like so far two people (a and b) agree with me. -- Ben 04:31, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
In response to this... Thanks for asking! The answer (as described here is no. Let me tell you a quick story if you don't mind...
I threw Aaron's ball. (Aaron owns the ball. In this case, the apostrophe-s does denote posession.) It's over there. (The ball (the antecedent) is over there.) Why didn't it bounce when I threw it? (Worthless sentence... sets up the big finish!) Because it lost all of its air. (The air belongs to the ball.)
I don't think I'm doing a very good job of explaining this. "Its" is really strange. Like it says on the its page, "it's" is a contraction of "it is", and "its" is the possessive for "it." I'm not trying to harp... just trying to drive home the meaning. -- Ben 05:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I could kick myself... I don't know whether this would be helpful or not, but this is the way I learned it. I memorized this table. -- Ben 05:58, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
- Its is like mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs. None of them have an apostrophe-s. So no apostrophe-s for pronouns, basically. And now we can all laugh that you're being taught English by a Dutchman ;-).--Atlan (talk) 13:46, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
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- 300 is too big, even for an info box. It’s neither a panoramic image nor a work of art, which would be exceptions, so no.-- bulletproof 3:16 03:17, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
- 225. Done-- bulletproof 3:16 03:20, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
- 300 is too big, even for an info box. It’s neither a panoramic image nor a work of art, which would be exceptions, so no.-- bulletproof 3:16 03:17, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Assessment for Dallas Page
I noticed that you changed the WP:PW assessment for Dallas Page based on the assessment for the WP:Biography. I have changed it back. Different projects have different standards. The article is a "start" according to WP:PW standards. In order for it to be promoted to B status, it would have to be thoroughly sourced, which it is not. Thanks. Nikki311 05:01, 10 August 2007 (UTC)