The Wiggly Apostrophe
We question the apostrophe
so often it's misused
Where to use it is the fault
of which it stands accused
Its possessiveness confusing
it's plurality abused
Its importance though behooves us
to figure out when it's used.
Comments
The misuse of its/it's can get on my tits! ?
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 5th Aug 2018 19:50
Annoying when its misused.
I recall posting a poem on this subject a few years ago, but to summarise -
It's "its" when denoting possession
And it's "it's" when denoting progression (it is).
Even now many folk misuse the term(s), which may be
understandable in a moment of keyboard finger-slip or failure to proof-read before posting.
<Deleted User> (19836)
Sun 5th Aug 2018 16:31
Very clever!!!?
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Hazel ettridge
Thu 9th Aug 2018 23:27
And predictive text always gets it wrong. However, I've got more important things to worry about.