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 Post subject: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 14:45 
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Gb = Gigabit, GB = Gigabyte (same with Kilo, Mega and Tera). There's a size difference of a factor of 10. So yes, it's important.

It's = "it is" or "it has" - that's all you have to remember. It always means "it is" or "it has". Read your sentence out aloud, and if "it is" doesn't make sense, don't use an apostrophe.

Please discuss below and offer your own entries for future reference. Then I'll update the OP. Bin discussion strictly forbidden.


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 14:49 
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WTB wrote:
It's = "it is" - that's all you have to remember. It always means "it is". Read your sentence out aloud, and if "it is" doesn't make sense, don't use an apostrophe.


Except when it means “It has”, right? ;)


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 14:50 
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Er... I don't think so. Can you give me an example?


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 14:51 
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I'm kidding by the way. Yes. Stop ruining my pedantry thread with pedantry. I've updated the OP. I do very rarely use it for "it has" though. Doesn't sound right. Either way, it certainly doesn't affect the main problem with "it's" and its mistaken use instead of "its".


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 14:55 
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WTB wrote:
Er... I don't think so. Can you give me an example?


It's been a lovely day.

Your pedantry is weak, old man.

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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 14:57 
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Man, I've stitched myself right up.


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 15:02 
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WTB wrote:
There's a size difference of a factor of 10.


8 surely?


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 15:04 
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LULZ. How's this thread working out for you, WTB?

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Amazing.


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 15:07 
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Ah fuck me! You know what I was going to say in response? "Technically, yeah, but 10 is easier to work out quickly." Then I realised I'd called it the pedantry thread.


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At least I'll get a mention in BEEX WEEX next Friday.


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BELM WEEX.

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BELM WEEX.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

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Haha!


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Mr Russell wrote:
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BELM WEEX.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.


I'm pretty innocent.

*Picks up stone, aims for face*


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Craster wrote:
BELM WEEX.

Let he who is without sin cast the first grenade.

Fraster.

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At least I'll get a mention in BEEX WEEX next Friday.

A whole fucking chapter.


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With broken links, I hope.


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With broken links, I hope.

Broken links are the least of your worries for next week.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 15:19 
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Bloody hell WTB this thread is a fail so big it can be seen from space.


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
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Can't wait!


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
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In my defence I'm technically retarded.


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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
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In my defence I'm technically retarded.


The best kind of retarded.


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 Post subject: Re: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
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Best. Thread. Ever.

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 Post subject: Re: PEDANTRY REFERENCE THREAD
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ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:
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At least I'll get a mention in BEEX WEEX next Friday.

A whole fucking chapter.

I think next week's Beex Weex should just be a list of links to every post in this thread.


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 Post subject: Re: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 16:54 
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This is obviously an important thread, and as such needs to be made somewhat Sticky, surely?


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 Post subject: Re: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 17:21 
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Either that or we just establish a BEEX rota to add a post to it every 48 hours, so that it never drops off the front page.

Ever.


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 Post subject: Re: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
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Shush everyone.. I'm trying to work out how big my hard drive is.


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 Post subject: Re: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
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Shush everyone.. I'm trying to work out how big my hard drive is.


Just multiply everything by ten and chuck a few apostrophes on the end.


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 Post subject: Re: (Nothing to see here, move along.)
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In my defence, Gb and GB are usually rounded down to end in 0s, so technically... Ah just fuck off.


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I bought a 120gb hard drive and it only has 111gb capacity. It has Its ridiculous, cancer of my computer it is.

Who can I complain to WTB?

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*adds to threads of note and worth*

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This was getting dangerously close to the bottom of the page.


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