I think Dave missed his calling as an English teacher. Corte Swearingen Chicago "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.ne To: <pianotech@ptg.org> t> cc: Sent by: Subject: OT, 3rd grade grammar & spelling for adults pianotech-bounces @ptg.org 01/07/2004 12:19 AM Please respond to Pianotech 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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