Added to the end of a word to make a singular possesive (or sometimes a plural possesive with words whose plurals do not end with S, such as people) or a contraction with "is" or "has". Poorly-educated people/foreigners tend to use it for plurals and verbs, but that usage is incorrect.
-Correct-
Bob's cat is black.
Bob's going to the store.
Bob's gone to the store to get his cat some food.
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-Incorrect-
Cat's are fluffy animals.
Bob has a cat that overeat's.
Bob's cat is black.
Bob's going to the store.
Bob's gone to the store to get his cat some food.
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-Incorrect-
Cat's are fluffy animals.
Bob has a cat that overeat's.
by GastonRabbit October 19, 2004
Firefox is secure and standards compliant. Internet Explorer has security holes and poor standards support.
by GastonRabbit June 30, 2004
Don't use "'d" incorrectly. It'll only make you look like a n00b.
by GastonRabbit June 15, 2004
An image file format supported by many programs, including Microsoft Paint. BMP (which comes from the word "bitmap"), is intended for offline use, since BMPs tend to be large in size.
BMPs are not for the web!
by GastonRabbit June 24, 2004
A browser that while popular, has many security holes. It also has poor support of today's standards, and has a dangerous feature called ActiveX that can be used to install programs harmful to computers.
Still using Internet Explorer? I suggest switching to a Mozilla-based browser, Opera, or another alternate browser.
by GastonRabbit July 12, 2004
Mozilla's standalone e-mail client. It has excellent spam blocking, unlike Micro$hit Outhouse Express. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
by GastonRabbit August 01, 2004
First Phoenix, then Firebird, then Firefox. Firefox is a good browser, but what's with the name changes?
by GastonRabbit June 30, 2004