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Originally posted by gwross
Be careful with it's and its. "It's" means "it is", and "its" is posessive.
My point exactly. Sentences such as "put the drill bit back in it's case" are starting to bug me as they just don't make any sense Who would ever say "put the drill bit back in it is case?"


Anyway, here's another:

Effect is a noun, as in "What effect would a 2in drill bit have on your lexan frame?"
Affect is a verb, as in "How would a 2in drill bit affect your lexan support structure?"

And one more:
"Me" is a direct object. "I" is a subject. Despite what elementary school teachers preach, "I" is not always the correct choice. For example, "can you take my friend and I to robotics tonight?" doesn't make any sense. After all, would you ask, "can you take I to robotics tonight?" I would certainly hope not. This is one of my biggest pet-peeves as it is a taught mistake by our <sarcasm>wonderful</sarcasm> education system... but I digress.
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