Understanding possession is an imposition

But once mastered, it's an easy transition

All nouns (words which define objects)

Use an apostrophe to show ownership



Whilst pronouns (words used for live beings)

All have their own possessive versions to mean

... Ownership, of this thing or, even - that ...

Using them correctly supplies all of the facts



"I" works out to be "my" or sometimes "mine"

"You" becomes "your" - or "yours" is also fine

"We" transforms into "our" or sometimes "ours"

And "they" just turns out to be "their" or "theirs" 



"He" has "his" ... whilst "she" has "hers"

Notice no contractions are needed to infer

For all pronouns have their own possessive forms

Including "its" which is always that way born ...



When used with an apostrophe it becomes a contraction

Meaning "it is" ... as all the pronouns have, in a fashion

"He's" ... meaning "he is" ... and "she's" meaning "she is"

In the same way - "it's" means "it is" ... (most miss this)



So do use apostrophes to show possession for things ...

But when referring to people - we all have better rings

... When the proper pronoun's used to define our possession

Just choose one from the above ... to stay true and mesh 'em



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

11:07am Monday, Aug. 17th, 1998