M-squad.It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have tough to talk yourself out of a driving ticket, so Buzz admires the New Jersey driver who mobile-phoned his way out. Pulled over for expired ex·pire v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires v.intr. 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. registration, the driver explained to the policeman policeman /po·lice·man/ (pah-les´min) a glass rod with a piece of rubber tubing on one end, used as a stirring rod and transfer tool in chemical analysis. po·lice·man n. that he just hadn't had·n't Contraction of had not. hadn't had not hadn't have the time to take care of the paperwork. "No excuse," claimed the cop, "especially since you can register online." When the officer returned to his patrol car to write the ticket and call a tow truck (it's illegal to drive an unregistered vehicle), the quick-thinking driver dialed a friend, who hopped on the state's motor vehicle registration Web site and paid the fee using the driver's credit card number. When the patrolman returned, the driver bragged that the car was now registered, and sure enough, the cop's computer confirmed it. The too-busy-to-register-on-time motorist still got a ticket, but saved his car from the tow truck, and himself from a long walk. Buzz says it's too bad the driver didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do have a smartphone--he could've handled the whole process himself. |
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