Date:  Fri, 12 Jan 1996 22:37:47 -0500

From:  Virginia Clark <vpclark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOOSE.UVM.EDU>

Subject: Misspelled Words



    For the last few years, in addition to "it's" for "its," I've been

getting a lot of "its'" on student papers. I don't understand what's

causing that, and students, when asked about it, look blank. ITS'. Where

are they getting that?



Virginia Clark

University of Vermont