"its" v. "it's"

If you do not know how the difference between “its” and “it’s”, just stop using the apostrophe.

Shit! Some people just don’t deserve apostrophes.

But why is a missing apostrophe better than an unnecessary apostrophe?

Their they’re, its naught awl sew baaed.

n’m’

Your right.

“If you do not know how the difference…”

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Single apostrophe. ’
Married apostrophe. ;
Same sex marriage apostrophe :
Conjoined apostrophes "
Dead apostrophe ,
Opal apostrophe ‘’’
Tinfoil hat apostrophe ^

Apostrophe appreciation week

Naval apostrophe ~
Sphincter apostrophe *

Gaudere’s Law strikes again.

Somebody needs to teach this rule to Microsoft Office because its grammar checker always gets it wrong, too. In fact, because it’s one thing that I struggle with too, I’ve really noticed this: Office will complain about my use of it’s so I tell it to correct it to its and it complains then about its. That’s right, it complains about both versions in the same sentence! One of them has to be right!

It is.
Works every time. :slight_smile:

It’s the crux of the biscuit!

I see its’s getting the hose again.

I don’t use grammar checker because of idiotic problems like this.

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If you do not know how the difference between “its” and “it’s”, just stop using the apostrophe.

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This is a silent plea for help. isn’t it?

Except when you mean the possessive rather than the contraction.

A post trophy?

Must be a missing apostrophe in there somewhere.

It is the lesser of two evils. An unnecessary apostrophe gouges as one’s eyeball whereas the missing one merely makes one shake one’s head imperceptibly and move on.

I am going to 'start u’sing an apo’strophe before every letter 'S I type.