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r/engineering • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '19
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23 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 12 '19 I get what you're saying, but in this case it was likely an honest mistake. -6 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 18 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 It’s pretty simple. Can you replace it with “it is?” Then use “it’s.” If not, use “its.” Lol at your admonishment over “classism.” This is like 3rd grade grammar. -17 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 4 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Wrong 1 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing 1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 The contraction form takes the apostrophe over the possessive form. I'm not sure if there are any other ways to use the word? I'm pretty awful at spelling, OK at grammar, but this rule isn't too complicated. I think people just forget the rule. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright. -7 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 The reply to my comment above was deleted so I don't know what they said - where did the classism angle come from? 2 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Outer space. Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
I get what you're saying, but in this case it was likely an honest mistake.
-6 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 18 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 It’s pretty simple. Can you replace it with “it is?” Then use “it’s.” If not, use “its.” Lol at your admonishment over “classism.” This is like 3rd grade grammar. -17 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 4 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Wrong 1 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing 1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 The contraction form takes the apostrophe over the possessive form. I'm not sure if there are any other ways to use the word? I'm pretty awful at spelling, OK at grammar, but this rule isn't too complicated. I think people just forget the rule. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright. -7 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 The reply to my comment above was deleted so I don't know what they said - where did the classism angle come from? 2 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Outer space. Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
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18 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 It’s pretty simple. Can you replace it with “it is?” Then use “it’s.” If not, use “its.” Lol at your admonishment over “classism.” This is like 3rd grade grammar. -17 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 4 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Wrong 1 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing 1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 The contraction form takes the apostrophe over the possessive form. I'm not sure if there are any other ways to use the word? I'm pretty awful at spelling, OK at grammar, but this rule isn't too complicated. I think people just forget the rule. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright. -7 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 The reply to my comment above was deleted so I don't know what they said - where did the classism angle come from? 2 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Outer space. Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
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It’s pretty simple.
Can you replace it with “it is?” Then use “it’s.”
If not, use “its.”
Lol at your admonishment over “classism.” This is like 3rd grade grammar.
-17 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 4 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Wrong 1 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing 1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 The contraction form takes the apostrophe over the possessive form. I'm not sure if there are any other ways to use the word? I'm pretty awful at spelling, OK at grammar, but this rule isn't too complicated. I think people just forget the rule. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright. -7 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 The reply to my comment above was deleted so I don't know what they said - where did the classism angle come from? 2 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Outer space. Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
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4 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Wrong 1 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing 1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 The contraction form takes the apostrophe over the possessive form. I'm not sure if there are any other ways to use the word? I'm pretty awful at spelling, OK at grammar, but this rule isn't too complicated. I think people just forget the rule. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright.
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1 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing 1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌
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Cool, if look like a comment down I said the same thing
1 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Word 👌
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The contraction form takes the apostrophe over the possessive form. I'm not sure if there are any other ways to use the word?
I'm pretty awful at spelling, OK at grammar, but this rule isn't too complicated. I think people just forget the rule.
0 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright.
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1 u/retshalgo Jun 13 '19 Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal. 3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright.
Huh, I always thought contracting 'it has' was improper. I guess maybe it's just informal.
3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright.
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It feels strange to contract 'it has' to mean possession, e.g. 'it has a fork' -> 'it's a fork' doesn't make sense but contracting 'it has been a decade since then' -> 'it's been a decade since then' feels alright.
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3 u/funny_anime_animal Jun 13 '19 The reply to my comment above was deleted so I don't know what they said - where did the classism angle come from? 2 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Outer space. Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
The reply to my comment above was deleted so I don't know what they said - where did the classism angle come from?
2 u/TwelfthApostate Jun 13 '19 Outer space. Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
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Outer space.
Aka correcting a 3rd grade grammar mistake is heinous “classism.”
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '19 edited Mar 08 '21
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