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Subject:Query From:Katherin King <kking -at- BROOKTROUT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:56:01 -0500
"Its" with an apostrophe ("it's) is a contraction of "it is." If
substituting "it is" into the sentence fits, use the apostrophe. If it
doesn't, don't.
Kathy Stanzler
Technical Writer
Brooktrout Technology Inc.
Southborough, MA
(508) 229-7777 ext. 182
kking -at- brooktrout -dot- com
