atw: Correction - This can go on and on

No doubt I'm making an error myself somewhere - I believe the correct
term is contraction. Ellipsis is when a complete word (or words) is left
out but understood as in "John can play the guitar but Mary can't"
instead of "John can play the guitar but Mary can't play it".

Regards,
Petra

For those who must correct, <it's> is an ellipsis of <it is>, only.
The possessive ot <it> is <its> just like <his> and <hers>.
Brian.

<snip>
> 
> And Christine:
> 
> "We cow tow to people"
> ->
> kowtow, kow tow or kow-tow
> 
> It's origin is Chinese. Wikipedia has a fascinating article on it. You

> use
> the term correctly, according to it's meaning in English, which has
> shifted significantly from its original meaning in traditional Chinese
> culture.
> 
> Peter Fagan

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