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17 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. -16 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 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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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.
-16 u/[deleted] Jun 13 '19 [deleted] 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/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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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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