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Old 01-19-2006, 04:21 PM  
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Originally Posted by betsyAFF!
its... it's.

I thought "it's" was short for "it is" and "its" was actually the posessive. yes, no?

Yes. Correct.

"It's" is the contraction. "Its" is the Genitive (possessive).
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