my problem merely?
its: relating to or belonging to a certain thing, animal, etc. : made or done by a certain thing, animal, etc.
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On Feb 18, 2015, at 8:25, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> But that suggests they're of a mind and it is unlikely that they are
>
> I can't see the problem with "its"
>
> L
>
> On 18 February 2015 at 16:07, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> mmm...
>> or
>> 'both taking our'?
>>
>> M
>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 7:45, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder why. Seems to me to be the right word there; preferable to
>> their;
>>> and there's an irregular repetition of the short i which I find pleasing
>>>
>>> L
>>>
>>> On 18 February 2015 at 15:31, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh yes, but I'd reconsider the word 'its'/
>>>>
>>>> [definition of reciprocity:
>>>>
>>>> you attend my funeral -
>>>>
>>>> I'll attend yours.]
>>>>
>>>> Max
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 3:19, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Let us, together, do gardening,
>>>>>
>>>>> each giving their contribution
>>>>>
>>>>> with no stint; each taking its own
>>>>>
>>>>> idea of pleasure without pause.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's cooperation, I want,
>>>>>
>>>>> with mutuality desired.
>>>>
>>
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