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To: Daffynition

The Grammar Question for Today

Which of these is the correct use or non-use of an apostrophe?

A. You have to milk it for all it's worth.
B. You have to milk it for all its worth.
5 posted on 02/11/2018 9:43:46 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: sparklite2

both r right ?


7 posted on 02/11/2018 9:45:53 PM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: sparklite2

It could be either depending upon the meaning and the intended part of speech of “worth.”


9 posted on 02/11/2018 9:47:12 PM PST by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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10 posted on 02/11/2018 9:48:49 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: sparklite2

All I know is that a preposition is not a proper word to end a sentence with.


14 posted on 02/11/2018 9:56:27 PM PST by JoeRed
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Seems to me that the two sentences mean different things.


18 posted on 02/11/2018 10:31:04 PM PST by Thumper1960 (Trump-2016)
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NIce addition to the conversation. Technically, without context - if there is any context - either are fine. Even with context, depending on what that match even, either could be correct.


56 posted on 02/12/2018 1:21:10 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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Both. Depends what you’re trying to say.


78 posted on 02/12/2018 6:24:31 AM PST by gymbeau (America...great!)
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