01-29-2009, 11:16 AM
Today what irks me is grown and supposedly educated people who don't know the difference between it's and its.
This one is so simple as to be laughable, yet even adult people - some who claim to be teachers - don't use it correctly.
If you can turn the phrase into "it IS" then it's "it's". If it is showing posession, then it is not. Like, "It has its place". The apostrophe takes the place of the "i" in "is". Why is this such a complex thing for some to grasp? ::dunno::
This one is so simple as to be laughable, yet even adult people - some who claim to be teachers - don't use it correctly.
If you can turn the phrase into "it IS" then it's "it's". If it is showing posession, then it is not. Like, "It has its place". The apostrophe takes the place of the "i" in "is". Why is this such a complex thing for some to grasp? ::dunno::