...It's measured...

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brenobrendan

Senior Member

Portuguese - Brazil

I came across this on the internet:

"Crater Lake, a volcanic crater in southern Oregon, is the deepest lake in the United States. measured depth is 1932 feet (589 meters)."

Wasn't it supposed to be "...measured depth is 1932 feet..."?

http://geology.com/records/deepest-lake.shtml
Geology.com - News and Information About Geology
Deepest Lake in the United States

Last edited: Jan 14, 2013

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Beryl from Northallerton

Senior Member

British English

Please name your source, brenobrendan. The internet's a very big place.

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JamesMag

Member

Paris

British English

Yes, it should be "Its measured depth is..."

👁 EStjarn

EStjarn

Senior Member

Spanish

Yes, you're right, it should be 'its'. I think that slip is pretty common; it does not necessarily reflect miscomprehension because I do it myself sometimes in spite of my being aware of the semantic difference.

Note that there's another instance of that error on the same page: Lake Baikal [...] is 5314 feet deep (1637 meters) and it's bottom is at 4215 feet (1285 meters) below sea level.​

(Cross-posted with JamesMag.)

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Beryl from Northallerton

Senior Member

British English

I entirely agree with you, James, and EStjran.

Thanks for the source, brenobrendan.

Here's another loose handful of threads for the sake of comparison:

it's [its] doors
It's a body that bends to the will of its head.
it's in its death throes
It's only love doing its thing - mean
it's OR its?
it's/its - your/ you're
its
its
its
its
its
Its / It's
Its + It's
its and it's

I haven't checked them all, but you can. And you and can always find a few more here: Forum thread titles for "its" - WordReference.com 👁 Smile :)



I'm closing this thread to avoid duplication.

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