(⬤ᴥ⬤) to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoevery generation loves it's brainrotimagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1721file-textcross-posted to: 196
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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoIt annoys me so much that the “proper” way to do possessive it is “its” instead of “it’s”.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoOf the two versions it makes sense that the one that is combining two words into a contraction takes the apostrophe. Makes sense to me anyway, it’s how I remember.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoI see no reason why contractions should get dibs on apostrophes.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoContractions are obviously supreme over possessives. Do your own research.
minus-squareFozzyOsbourne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoThink of it like his, hers, theirs, its
It annoys me so much that the “proper” way to do possessive it is “its” instead of “it’s”.
Of the two versions it makes sense that the one that is combining two words into a contraction takes the apostrophe. Makes sense to me anyway, it’s how I remember.
I see no reason why contractions should get dibs on apostrophes.
Contractions are obviously supreme over possessives. Do your own research.
Think of it like his, hers, theirs, its