Guest  +  9921 Sun, 05 Oct 03 01:29 AM What are the rules for using apostrophes? Guest Apostrophes

	John C.  +  9959 Sun, 05 Oct 03 12:05 PM Basically: 1. Possession, e.g.: The carpenter's tools (one set of tools belonging to one carpenter) The carpenters' tools (several carpenters; several sets of tools) But NOT in possessive PRONOUNS, e.g.: its, his, hers, theirs, ours 2. Omission of one or more letter in abbreviations, e.g.: We're (we are) They're (they are) They've (they have) It's (it is) John C. Joined on Thu, Jun 5 2003 The Peoples Democratic Republic of Spam Full Member 178 Abbreviations, Possessives, Nouns, Pronouns

	hitchhiker  +  10050 Tue, 07 Oct 03 04:23 AM Apostrophes, Using apostrophes, (its, it's It's again) hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 3,442 "They obstinately persisted in their absence." —HGTG