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Before I make a fool out of myself on Facebook. There is a billboard I see on my way to work for a local FM news station my friend works at

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jun 28 '12, 06:26

it says:

Light's on
News is on

or something like that. The first sentence is right and it bothers me. It's wrong, right?

Responses:

it's right. "light is on." = "light's on." -- nm - amanda Jun 28, 06:27 9
- Maybe I'm daft, but Light's is possessive. Can you just abbreviate any work with the same construct you use for "it is". Can I say Amada's coming? - oblique Jun 28, 06:28 8
  - "Amanda's coming over for dinner" - you probably say that sort of thing every day -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 06:32 1
    - I guess I would *never* write it though -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 06:32
  - It seems wrong because it's spelt "Amanda" -- nm - Roger More Jun 28, 06:30
  - sure you can. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 06:29 4
    - btw, that sound you hear is the sound of my English degree withering and dying -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 06:30 3
      - There's a kids book (little blue truck) that says "I've big important things to do" ... - Beryllium Jun 28, 06:38
      - School's out. -- nm - Roger More Jun 28, 06:32 1
        
        Damn you and your Alice Cooper logic - oblique Jun 28, 06:38

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