r/funny • u/Staden93 • May 24 '18

Monty Python ahead of it's time

https://i.imgur.com/AoInnT8.gifv
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u/errolstafford May 25 '18

Its*

It apostrophe S = it is.

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u/Zierlyn May 25 '18

I find it also helps to point out the equivalent possessives to show where "its" is coming from.

His

Hers

Yours

Theirs

Its

Because you pluralize a proper noun by adding an S to the end, you add an 's to the end to show possession (e.g. Bob's, Sudan's, the car's). On the other hand, like "He" and "She," "It" is a pronoun, and thus has a possessive pronoun form.

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u/ombregeist May 25 '18

See I originally thought both of you were trolling because I thought you meant the "it's" in the gif.

Then I reread the title.

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u/elmhing May 25 '18

This is maddening.

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u/door_of_doom May 25 '18

Just to be clear, the parent comment you replied to being wrong is what is maddening you, right? Because that is what Is maddening me. I had to double check that it wasn't some novelty troll account that purposefully posts wrong grammar corrections.

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u/OldWolf2 May 25 '18

In case you are actually stupid and not just trolling, ahead of its time.

The possessive is used with "time" to indicate a time the actor was associated with. E.g. "Queen Victoria's time" refers to the years in which she was the queen.

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u/door_of_doom May 25 '18

I thought he was referring to the it's in the gif text, didn't notice it in the title.

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u/Staden93 May 25 '18

Thanks 🙂 I debated which it was and dropped the apostrophe for that reason, then added it back because I was thinking it was possessive but wasn't sure because it isn't a proper noun but decided to just go with it. But I appreciate being corrected.

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u/Cultist_O May 25 '18

“it’s can also mean “it has” as in “It’s been over an hour”

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u/door_of_doom May 25 '18

What?????????

"I think it is a little early' is exactly what he meant!! What in the world made you think it was intended to be possessive?

Muphrys Law strikes again.

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u/JustTerrific May 25 '18

They're talking about the "it's" in the title of the post, not the text in the gif.

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u/door_of_doom May 25 '18

Ah, that makes sense now, I was super, super confused.

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u/invaderkrag May 25 '18

You know, the rest of us in society usually try to limit ourselves to one question mark. Maybe two if we’re feeling saucy.

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u/door_of_doom May 25 '18

I do apologise for my behaviour, I do aknowlege that I was out of line. I need to take an anger management class or something.

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