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An English Primer
Avoiding Common English Errors
Mahendra Palsule
 
No Spaces Before Punctuation Marks
Incorrect:
…will provide the following :
…how does this interface with the other system ?
…this solution is excellent !
Correct:
…will provide the following:
…how does this interface with the system?
…this solution is excellent!
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Its vs. It’s
Its is a possessive pronoun
 The system is scalable and flexible. Its featuresare:
 Your laptop may not work. Its battery is very,very low.
It’s is a contraction of “it is”
It’s not possible to do this!
 The system is scalable and flexible. It’s designedthat way.
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Hi Vivek, Yes, this is mentioned in the Wikipedia entry I've linked to as well. However, it is still not a word understood in most parts of the world and hence not recommended. Key point is that Indians are generally unaware of this! :-) Regards, Mahendra