Alicorn comments on Frequentist Magic vs. Bayesian Magic - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 10 April 2010 01:49:47AM 3 points [-]

Now I'm going to be arguing about that with myself all day. How do you possessivize a proper noun that ends in the word "it"?

Comment author: CronoDAS 10 April 2010 01:52:48AM *  13 points [-]

I vote for "cousin_it's".

(Yes, that is a period outside of the quotation mark. I am unrepentant.)

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 26 November 2011 06:12:52PM 4 points [-]

"Cousin_it's" is good. It's like eir name is Schmit or something.

I too am behind your punctuation choice.

Comment author: MarkusRamikin 24 July 2011 08:46:31AM 4 points [-]

The ones in the right have nothing to repent for!

Comment author: ata 10 April 2010 09:28:38PM 6 points [-]

I agree with your vote and your punctuation.

Comment author: wedrifid 11 April 2010 01:40:47PM 0 points [-]

(Yes, that is a period outside of the quotation mark. I am unrepentant.)

For similar reasons I would not personally discourage people from (incorrectly) referring to (for example) Clippy's paper clips as " it's ". The language is clearly flawed.

Comment author: gerg 10 April 2010 08:25:30PM *  1 point [-]

good thing I didn't go with the username "this.is.she"!

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