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To: BB62
Not only is that an inaccurate quote, but “it's” is NOT the possessive form of “it” - “its” is.

I do appreciate your thanks for the link and hope that you found something there that was of interest to you.

I tried to copy and paste the headline, but it was very long and came out in all capital letters which I knew you and others would likely find even more offensive than a spelling or punctuation error. So, I erased that and pecked away the important part from memory and accidentally typed “it's” instead of “its”.

Here is the complete headline for those who would like to know what you are complaining about. "2024 PREVIEW: FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024 IS SET TO GIVE ITS PLAYERS A PURPOSE THE 2020 EDITION TOOK PLAYERS TO THE SKIES, BUT THE 2024 ONE WILL GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO UP THERE." That is actually a little long for a Free Republic Headline. Yes, I am guilty as charged; I edited the title down for brevity.

It reminds me of another person who I responded to earlier on another thread who was highly offended that the OP didn't properly format the bullet points after he copied and pasted text into the “Body of Thread” box. It is more difficult to get things correct when using HTML in the “Body of Thread” box than it is when posting a reply. This is because there is no spell check. I intentionally misspell a word in my posts and use the spell check tool in Free Republic because it also generates HTML when it corrects your spelling. You can then make simple HTML modifications for italics, bullet points, etc. etc...

I would add that this was not a thread where anything matters much if at all to anyone. It is a game that a few of us enjoy which sometimes also provides some benefit to those of us who own and/or operate real aircraft. Nitpicking about spelling and punctuation is just that... nitpicking.

29 posted on 01/20/2024 6:13:37 PM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: fireman15

It was of *great* interest to me, and I again thank you for it.


50 posted on 01/21/2024 7:41:15 AM PST by BB62
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