Dear Dimitry, Thank you for your feedback.

On 21 Dec 2017, at 12:24, Dmitry Kohmanyuk <dk@hostmaster.ua> wrote:

Thanks for logos. I can’t quite see big difference between three banners, size only? Yes indeed, the sizes are different and each size meets the requirement of the social media type. If we are using Star Trek reference, we should spell it right —

Taking RIPE Atlas where it has never gone before.

It’s mean it is. Here, it is it has, which isn’t it. We’ve been informed that “it’s” can be a contraction of “it is” and/or “it has” - in this case we use it as a contraction of “it has”.

Wishing you a Happy holidays! Kind regards, Lia Hestina

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On Dec 20, 2017, at 12:56, Lia Hestina <lhestina@ripe.net> wrote:

Dear all,

You’ve all done very well in helping us spread the word about RIPE Atlas. Thank you for your hard work in distributing RIPE Atlas probes throughout the world via your networks.

Your effort and energy spent in helping us reach the 10k is priceless. Nonetheless, we want to at least try and show you our gratitude.

We’ve attached some logos that you can use as avatars and/or banners on your social media accounts to let the world know how important you are to the global Internet community. Each logo is named for its function.

Thank you for your support, and we wish you a wonderful 2018!

Best wishes, RIPE Atlas team

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On 2017-12-22 08:02:21 (-0500), Fearghas Mckay wrote:

On 22 Dec 2017, at 05:18, Lia Hestina <lhestina@ripe.net> wrote:

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We’ve been informed that “it’s” can be a contraction of “it is” and/or “it has” - in this case we use it as a contraction of “it has”.

Sorry that is wrong - it’s is only a contraction for ‘it is’. It is never for ‘it has’.

The Cambridge Dictionary disagrees with you: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/its?q=it%27s it's: "short form of it has:" "It's been a wonderful day - thank you." Philip -- Philip Paeps Senior Reality Engineer Ministry of Information

Martin J. Levy wrote:

I’m so mad!

You’re all missing the point. Dmitry pointed out the core issue here. The language used is wrong.

I agree. If we're going to get sticky about using "it's", we should stick with the Queen's English and rephrase more appropriately. What with this climate of Brexit, the reaffirmation of the patriotic blue passport and the surprising emergence of the humble Kettle crisp as the unlikely main contender to balance the British trade deficit in its future age of glory, there is a strong case to be made for the restoration of Queen's English to its rightful position on the world stage. Obviously "it's"--meaning "it has"--is out because, although colloquial enough that it's been included in the Cambridge Dictionary (a descriptive rather than a proscriptive tome), it doesn't set quite the right tone, leading to the possible: *Taking RIPE Atlas where one has never gone before* Alas, one cannot end a sentence with a preposition, which suggests a potentially different wording: *Taking RIPE Atlas before where one has never gone* This, however, sounds somewhat artificial, so a modicum of rearrangement provides the alternative: *Taking RIPE Atlas where one has heretofore never gone* Correct pronunciation can be practiced by speaking loudly and clearly while eating a warm potato. I do hope this helps. Nick