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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Mystery Car - Piers
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 09:24:02 +0000
I can’t envisage any use of “it is” (or “it’s”) at the end of a sentence, 
Philippe, except perhaps colloquially or in older forms of the language.  But 
the rule is that the possessive pronoun has no apostrophe, whereas the 
contraction of the phrase “it is” does.

Chris

> On 2 Feb 2019, at 14:52, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Help a poor non-native. I had learned that no contractraction such as " it’s 
> «  for "it is" should be used (and is actually ever heard) at the end of a 
> sentence.
> 
> Are trends changing?

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