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ATM Re: ... well
Chris Westland <westland@uxmail.ust.hk> writes
>In truth it should be "its" (the possessive, which with "it" drops the
>apostrophe) rather than "it's" (the contraction of "it is") ... isn't it?
>
>-c
>
>At 09:26 AM 8/21/96 +0100, you wrote:
>>I wrote:
>>
>>>The reason metal _feels_ colder than the
>>>ambient air is a consequence of it's higher thermal conductivity (cools
>>>your skin faster) than its temperature.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>That should read "rather than it's temperature."!!
DAMN!!! I correct one error and introduce another! (Yes, do know about
the posessive, etc)
-- what I was actually trying to do was insert the "rather"...
At least the other people who humiliated me for my appalling English did
so in private :-)
All in all, I now wish I'd kept well and truly quiet on that thread!
--
Stephen Tonkin : UK Amateur Telescope Making Pages
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