Author Topic: A point of grammar (Read 13,292 times)

timns · « **on:** February 25, 2011, 07:57 PM »

It's not "it's" unless its "its" is "it is" not "its", otherwise it's "its"

Deozaan · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2011, 08:23 PM »

cranioscopical · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2011, 08:28 PM »

Quote from: timns on February 25, 2011, 07:57 PM

It's not "it's" unless its "its" is "it is" not "its", otherwise it's "its"

So it's not in a snit?

40hz · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2011, 08:59 PM »

So if its 'it's' isn't 'it is' then its 'it's' isn't 'it's,' it's 'its'?

Got it.

timns · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2011, 09:04 PM »

Quote from: 40hz on February 25, 2011, 08:59 PM

So if its it's isn't 'it is' then its it's isn't it's, it's its?

Got it.

Damn, he's good...

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2011, 09:35 PM »

My head hurts.

TucknDar · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2011, 10:03 PM »

Quote from: Stoic Joker on February 25, 2011, 09:35 PM

My head hurts.

It is? Hmm... that's just me trying to follow up on this, which I can't. :p Guess my head hurts, too.

40hz · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2011, 10:31 PM »

I was just thinking...it almost looks like a Perl script doesn't it?

Shades · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2011, 10:57 PM »

Don't know if I read it here on DoCo, but here goes:

Perl, the only language that looks the same before and after encryption...

40hz · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2011, 11:22 PM »

Quote from: Shades on February 25, 2011, 10:57 PM

Don't know if I read it here on DoCo, but here goes:

Perl, the only language that looks the same before and after encryption...

Could be true. But I thought that was APL they used to say that about.

Check this out: working script to print out the lyrics to 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall using PERL
courtesy of 99-bottles-of-beer.net

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