> > I was taught that it's is a shorthand form for 'it is a/an' and used to
> > get bad marks if not using it as such ... English is many good
> things, as
> > a language, excepting being straightforward and coherent in
> grammar imho.
> >
> > Peter
>
> I've studied over 12 human languages, and found *none* of them
> "straightforward and coherent" in grammer.

        True, but you've got to admit, English is one of the most ANNOYING when it
comes to "tricks", and this coming from a person whose FIRST language is
English. There are just some things in English that make NO sense at all,
and I really feel sorry for students trying to learn the language sometimes.
TTYL

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