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Re:Is This the Future of Punctuation? by SamReidHughes on Sunday October 23, 2011 @04:43AM (#3145626)
"Its" is only used in places where "his", "her", and "your", which don't have the s's, are used. People don't use "its" in places where they'd use "hers" or "yours". It's awkward.
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Re:Is This the Future of Punctuation? by radarsat1 on Monday October 24, 2011 @12:56PM (#3150436)
That's a better example. My explanation was wrong, but it's still an exception in the context you provide.
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