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May I, dare I, presume to correct some of my fellow contributors? I was brought up at a time when bad spelling or misuse of words brought about a sharp rap on the knuckles. This one was my primary school teacher's particular bete noire.
It's with an apostrophe means 'IT IS'. It does not indicate a possessive. It's the one exception (see what I did there?).
Its without the apostrophe does indicate the possessive 'the car finished up on its roof' is right.
Probably shouldn't identify worst offenders, so I won't. You know who you are....
Just sayin'
It's with an apostrophe means 'IT IS'. It does not indicate a possessive. It's the one exception (see what I did there?).
Its without the apostrophe does indicate the possessive 'the car finished up on its roof' is right.
Probably shouldn't identify worst offenders, so I won't. You know who you are....
Just sayin'
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you may, though I can't see it going down to well, and quite rightly so.
As long as a post is legible I think we should let grammar and spelling slide a smidgen, most posts are easy enough to read without getting all snotty over incidentals.
you may, though I can't see it going down to well, and quite rightly so.
As long as a post is legible I think we should let grammar and spelling slide a smidgen, most posts are easy enough to read without getting all snotty over incidentals.
I'm pleased you choose not to identify the worst offenders, SJP.... a list of names wouldn't add much to the site.
Perhaps they haven't had the benefit of your good education and rapped knuckles.... and for you to name them on a public forum for something like that would be more than a little pompous.
Perhaps they haven't had the benefit of your good education and rapped knuckles.... and for you to name them on a public forum for something like that would be more than a little pompous.
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I genuinely only learned this earlier this year...and now that I know the rule, when I see the apostrophe misused, it stands out like a sore thumb.
I suspect many people assumed the same as me.
If I wrote:
The car landed on it's roof
Grammatically, it looks the same as:
We're going over to Karen's house
I shall now turn my attention to 'affect' and 'effect'.
I genuinely only learned this earlier this year...and now that I know the rule, when I see the apostrophe misused, it stands out like a sore thumb.
I suspect many people assumed the same as me.
If I wrote:
The car landed on it's roof
Grammatically, it looks the same as:
We're going over to Karen's house
I shall now turn my attention to 'affect' and 'effect'.