I think the Intel ad has a typo!

[Sukhoi]

I'm taking about the orange one advertising the 2 GHz PIV. On one of the screens it says "So fast, it's already made history." Um, it's? AFAIK the ' means it's a conjunction and actually stands for it is. "So fast, it is already made history" doesn't exactly make sense.

 

[Vincent]

In this case, "it's" is short for "it has."

 

[MaxDSP]

can't it also be a possesive?

 

[StageLeft]

"How much horsepower does that car have?"
"It's got 100 HP"

<- it can be possesive.

The more I stare at that the worse it looks. Grr, I dunno.

 

[Sukhoi]

I thought its is the possesive?

 

[yakko]

If it is being used as the possesive form it should read its. No ' should be included.

 

[DannyLove]

it appears you are wrong

danny~!

 

[trmiv]

<< "How much horsepower does that car have?"
"It's got 100 HP"

<- it can be possesive.

The more I stare at that the worse it looks. Grr, I dunno. >>



This is exactly the same as the Intel ad. You are actually saying "It has got 100 HP." Possesive would be something like "The dog ate its food in the corner."

 

[Sukhoi]

Ah, oh well. I still think it looks strange.

 

[Amused]

From Webster:

it's

First appeared circa 1555

: it is : it has