Yeah, proofreading's a must (apostrophe here because it's a contraction of "proofreading is"... same as "it's). The crazy thing about "it's" is that when that little word is meant as possessive, we drop the comma. English is complicated!
Yeah, proofreading's a must (apostrophe here because it's a contraction of "proofreading is"... same as "it's). The crazy thing about "it's" is that when that little word is meant as possessive, we drop the comma. English is complicated!
Seeing “it’s” and “its” used incorrectly is one of my top language pet peeves. Another is seeing “lead” (rhymes with fed) used as the past tense of the verb “lead” (rhymes with feed), instead of the correct “led”. Feed/fed, bleed/bled, lead/led. But then there’s read/read (not red). Ah, English!
Yeah, proofreading's a must (apostrophe here because it's a contraction of "proofreading is"... same as "it's). The crazy thing about "it's" is that when that little word is meant as possessive, we drop the comma. English is complicated!
Seeing “it’s” and “its” used incorrectly is one of my top language pet peeves. Another is seeing “lead” (rhymes with fed) used as the past tense of the verb “lead” (rhymes with feed), instead of the correct “led”. Feed/fed, bleed/bled, lead/led. But then there’s read/read (not red). Ah, English!
So "it is" should be "it's"?
Yes. Where as "its fur" has no apostrophe, even though the fur belongs to "it" so it normally should.
Thank you!
What's the other exceptions?
Well, "yours" and "ours" come to mind. Theirs, too. No apostrophes.
Yeah I remember those.
But no apostrophes with pronouns?
Sure: he's (he is) she's (she is)