Comments on: 2010 McLaren P11 supercar spied

By: pious

pious — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:05:54 +0000

Hmmmm, well in fact because “Its” is always possessive, there is no apostrophe (eg, when you are saying “Its height” or “Its tail is long”). It is the exception to the “apostrophe for possession” rule. The only time an apostrophe is used with “It” is to denote absent letters, eg “It is” becomes “It’s”, or “It has” becomes “It’s”.

By: Grammar Nazi

Grammar Nazi — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:36:53 +0000

Nice work Mainwairing, you just saved me the apostrophe lecture.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:49:23 +0000

isnt that a 6.2 litre engine anyway?

By: Wopenka

Wopenka — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:12:41 +0000

Never mind another person’s reading and writing capabilities what about the car! I hope the engine is powerful enough to suit its looks… unlike Aston Martins.. they are such good looking cars but the power is rather low.

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:11:39 +0000

Zorro, just a small point. Apostrophies are for possessives, or as an abbreviation for ‘it is’, but they are not for plurals. Therefore the ‘it’s’ was correct, but the ‘turbo’s’ was not, but you are far from being the only guilty party.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:00:04 +0000

I was thinking it’s missing 4 cylinders.. and maybe those turbo’s as well Captain Mainwaring…

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:25:48 +0000

Under that wierd camouflage the proportions would seem to be superb. But 6.3 litres would seem to be a bit last century – how about 4 litres with a couple of turbos? Hope there are a couple of dozen people who can still afford it when it arrives.