Quote: Aaron @ July 13 2009, 1:39 PM BSTit's*
Ah, now having studied AS-level English Lang I can tell you that it's and its are both perfectly acceptable. 
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Quote: Robert D @ July 13 2009, 1:44 PM BSTAh, now having studied AS-level English Lang I can tell you that it's and its are both perfectly acceptable.
Then your teacher and/or the AS-Level English Lang are/is illiterate. Perhaps they're doing away with correct grammar and punctuation to make the exam easier. 
(Omitting the apostrophe is acceptable in the possessive form, not in the abbreviatative.)
Perhaps that's it. It didn't come up in the exam. Perhaps she is a crap teacher.
Hospitals when I am requested to go to one.
A frequent occurrence, Rob?
Quote: Robert D @ July 13 2009, 2:07 PM BSTPerhaps that's it. It didn't come up in the exam. Perhaps she is a crap teacher.
Does that mean she teaches lumps of shit?
Quote: Robert D @ July 13 2009, 1:34 PM BSTI'm forever getting your and you're mixed up. I dunno why because its so simple. It's just one of them* things.
* those.
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 13 2009, 2:16 PM BSTA frequent occurrence, Rob?
With ingrown toenails that won't go away, yes.
Quote: Chappers @ July 13 2009, 2:19 PM BSTDoes that mean she teaches lumps of shit?
Quote: Chappers @ July 13 2009, 2:19 PM BST* those.
Many phrases come into my mind. Not good ones. 
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 13 2009, 2:03 PM BSTOmitting the apostrophe is acceptable in the possessive form, not in the abbreviatative.
A career in teaching?
People who 'like' their own status on Facebook, or comment saying "I like this" rather than just clicking the "Like" button.
And people who are obsessed with Facebook etiquette, obviously. 
Facebook in general.
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ July 13 2009, 4:10 PM BSTPeople who 'like' their own status on Facebook, or comment saying "I like this" rather than just clicking the "Like" button.
And people who are obsessed with Facebook etiquette, obviously.
You what?
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 13 2009, 2:03 PM BSTThen your teacher and/or the AS-Level English Lang are/is illiterate. Perhaps they're doing away with correct grammar and punctuation to make the exam easier.
Quite.
The school holidays. Crime goes up. Anti-social behaviour goes up. Annoying c**ts getting under foot goes up. 
Look on the bright side, Chip, there's less Mummy traffic clogging up the roads.
Quote: chipolata @ July 20 2009, 11:39 AM BSTThe school holidays. Crime goes up. Anti-social behaviour goes up. Annoying c**ts getting under foot goes up.
