- "Its" is a possessive, meaning that the object being discussed belongs to the subject It.
- "It's" is a contraction for "it is".
Whose bright idea was it to let computer programmers be the arbiters of grammar??
Ok, I feel better now. Mostly, at least.
Mar 7, 2008
MS Word SUCKS!
In oh-so-many ways, of course, but I just need to vent about one in particular.
Whose bright idea was it to let computer programmers be the arbiters of grammar??
Ok, I feel better now. Mostly, at least.
Whose bright idea was it to let computer programmers be the arbiters of grammar??
Ok, I feel better now. Mostly, at least.
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Hi, just thought of saying Hi as I passed by! :)
I have that wonder to of how MS Word handle "It's", most of the time I'd just click and let MS Word correct it lol... couldn't care less sometimes.
Have a good weekend will ya? I shall see you around!
Corra
Hmm... I entered that original phrase into my copy of MS Office Word 2003, and it cleared the Spelling & Grammar check as it was. I then removed the apostrophe, and it suggested I add it back when I ran S&G. (I have the check-as-you-type option disabled, though, so I don't have to fool with those annoying squigglies; it only checks S&G when I hit F7... maybe that makes a difference?)
Anyway, with everything else going wrong, you don't need your word processor adding to your stress. Hope you get the thing beaten into submission.
Yes, it's a pain in the butt.
I agree! Plus, (since we are on the subject of stupid software) WHY in hell does stupid Yaho? ask if you are SURE that you want to delete the stuff you just hit delete for as if you were too stupid to know that you highlighted and deleted the aforementioned items...It constantly burns my arse up!!! No response from Yahew? by the way when I pointed it out.
in general, just let yourself remember that we are smarter than computers (well, mostly... ok maybe not)... but we're better at grammar!!!
:) T
It is April 2011 and I am pleased to report that MS Word STILL SUCKS
The assignment to revise and update a document here at work is quickly becoming a morass from which I have will never escape. Venting will help....I hope.
Chuck
@Chuck - We've just switched to Office 2010 at work and, yes, MS Word still seriously sucks. Alas, I've found that venting helps only with the frustration level and not with the escape. Good luck!!
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