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Teaching Grammar: It's vs Its This one is confusing, because generally, in addition to being...
Published on 2012-01-19 05:20:00
Teaching Grammar: It’s vs Its This one is confusing, because generally, in addition to being used in contractions, an apostrophe indicates ownership, as in “Dad’s new car.” But, “it’s” is actually the short version of “it is” or “it has.” “Its” with no apostrophe means belonging to it. It’s = it is Its = belonging to it It’s important [...]
Teaching Grammar: You're vs Your. The apostrophe means it's a contraction of two words...
Published on 2012-01-18 05:27:00
Teaching Grammar: You’re vs Your. The apostrophe means it’s a contraction of two words; “you’re” is the short version of “you are” (the “a” is dropped), so if your sentence makes sense if you say “you are,” then you’re good to use you’re. “Your” means it belongs to you, it’s yours. You’re = if you mean [...]
Why We Forget. Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased, but...
Published on 2012-01-17 05:35:00
Why We Forget. Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased, but our forgetfulness also helps us survive. Our memories are wrong at least as often as they are right. At best, they are incomplete, though we might swear other wise. This affects countless aspects of our lives, and in many cases our [...]
