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GhettoDogAllStars · 10-27-2009, 10:33 AM

Affect = verb
Effect = noun

99% of the time. That always made it pretty obvious to me about which one to use.

Here's another important one:

It's = always a contraction (it is, it has, etc)
Its = if it's not a contraction

It's tricky, because in the case of most possessives you use an apostrophe, but not with "it".

So:

It's putting the lotion on its skin.

10-27-2009, 10:33 AM	#29
GhettoDogAllStars Playmaker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Age: 43 Posts: 2,762	Re: Warthpath Correct Grammar Thread Affect = verb Effect = noun 99% of the time. That always made it pretty obvious to me about which one to use. Here's another important one: It's = always a contraction (it is, it has, etc) Its = if it's not a contraction It's tricky, because in the case of most possessives you use an apostrophe, but not with "it". So: It's putting the lotion on its skin. __________________ To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.