[RIPE Atlas Ambassadors] Thanks from the RIPE Atlas team

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