Ma Bell is Back

brass1 writes Ma Bell is back. It seems that for the purposes of branding, SBC is changing its name to AT&T once the acquisition is complete. Meanwhile, a great force and a high pitched whining sound has been reported from Judge Greene's grave as he spins at nearly 10K RPM."

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FP!

[thermowax]

FP!

"SBC is changing it's name"

[ZaBu911]

...should instead be "SBC is changing its name."

"It's" is a contraction of "it" and "is", giving "it is."

-Language Nerd

Re:"SBC is changing it's name"

[kwiqsilver]

Are you claiming that a slashdot story has a spelling or grammar error?
Slashdot contibutors' spelling and grammar skills are almost as good as their unquestionable fact checking and duplicate checking abilities.

Re:"SBC is changing it's name"

[mister_llah]

That's a negative on that, old bean.

its is the possessive pronoun.

it's is *always* it is (no exceptions).

Just like we don't say her's or his' (unless we are intentionally using wrong grammar) ...

Easy enough mistake to make... it's just one of the weird ways that English has developed... cheerio!

ITS, not IT'S

[Anonymous Coward]

brass1 writes: "...SBC is changing it's name to AT&T..."

This expands to "...SBG is changing it is name to AT&T..."

brass1 MEANT to write "...SBC is changing its name to AT&T..."

NOTE: "it's" *ALWAYS* means "it is"!

Sincerely,
Word Bitch

Re:Ma Bell? Yo no entiendo - SHORT VERSION

[Secrity]

Where are you that you have mostly free roads? Where I live, we have to pay taxes and fees at multiple levels (Federal, State, County, City) based on income, value of home, value of motor vehicles, number of motor vehicles, and amount of fuel purhased in order to pay for the roads that I drive on.

Re:Who the heck is SBC?

[mmkkbb]

How did parent get modded up?

Accusations of Americentrism always get modded up (or otherwise lauded) on the internet.

Re:Ma Bell? Yo no entiendo

[vwjeff]

Do not take this as a troll because it is not directed towards anyone specific. These are just my observations.

It seems as though anyone who posts a link to Wikipedia gets an automatic karma boost. While extra information is always appreciated, people should not be rewarded for posting a link to an outside source. /. is suppose to be a place of discussion. Use mod points to reward someone for an insightful observation or for expressing their opinion. I personally mod people up who share a story or insight into their life regarding the story's topic.

I was gonna explain, but then I realized, Wikipedia no doubt has an article.

Please, do explain. And while your at it, throw in your personal opinion. I want to hear it. I'm sure other people would like to hear your opinion too. Was the breakup needed? Should the government have acted sooner or should have they acted at all?

I read /. 20% for the news and 80% for the feedback and discussion. Wikipedia is a great source of information but I fear we are relying on it too much. I find that I base my world view on facts and opinions.

I thought about posting this AC but realized I would be a hypocrite. I should not be ashamed of my identity, views, comments, or options. I ask that you not mod me up unless you see this as worthy. Instead I ask that you reply so we can have a true discussion.