Its -- Possessive of "it" has no apostrophe

[TG1]

Want to increase your appeal to the opposite sex?

Want to write ESMB posts that make you too cool for school?

Want to increase your IQ immediately by 10 points?


Here's all you have to do:

STOP PUTTING AN APOSTROPHE IN THE POSSESSIVE OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUN "IT"!

Examples:

Correct: The cat licked ITS balls.

Correct: The baby crawled toward ITS mother.

Correct: It had a bag on ITS head.


So if there's no possessive in the possessive of the personal pronoun "it," where does that apostrophe belong?

You should put an apostrophe in the contraction of the words "IT IS."

Examples:

Correct: It ain't over 'til IT'S over.

Correct: IT'S too crowded.

Correct: IT'S not the crime. IT'S the cover-up.


Now, don't you feel sexier already?



TG1

 

[Udarnik]

Its a great post, TG1!

 

[Jump]

Nice post TG.

Now I'm waiting for future episodes starring 'then' and 'than' also featuring the 'your' 'you're' nexus. To use those two would be too sexy.

 

[Mimsey Borogrove]

Want to increase your appeal to the opposite sex?

Want to write ESMB posts that make you too cool for school?

Want to increase your IQ immediately by 10 points?


Here's all you have to do:

STOP PUTTING AN APOSTROPHE IN THE POSSESSIVE OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUN "IT"!

Examples:

Correct: The cat licked ITS balls.

Correct: The baby crawled toward ITS mother.

Correct: It had a bag on ITS head.


So if there's no possessive in the possessive of the personal pronoun "it," where does that apostrophe belong?

You should put an apostrophe in the contraction of the words "IT IS."

Examples:

Correct: It ain't over 'til IT'S over.

Correct: IT'S too crowded.

Correct: IT'S not the crime. IT'S the cover-up.


Now, don't you feel sexier already?



TG1

What the hell - have you been talking to my wife? She is always on my case about how I use it's and its. Personally I like its' better. And Pul-ease don't get her started on him and me went to the store.

Mimsey

 

[dchoiceisalwaysrs]

I always like to better my numbers. But its going to be harder then driving slow but than again their is a reason for my lack of education, I took Key to Life but than again, its not an accredited course their in college. Did I past?

I know, I know. It's not easy to be more perfect than a lady. There just isn't any way to please their needs. Then again I am happier than I have ever been in English class, 'cause that English, its spelling is just plain unstable. coz I cudn't fine a appull LOL. I also a agree a lot with my teachers. Their spelling is so fancy. Tanks TG1

 

[AnonyMary]

 

[dchoiceisalwaysrs]

Honestly I don't mind. I do make all kinds of mistakes and it's good to be corrected once in a while. Also it opens the door to what I have often noticed in other's writings as well as my own. All's cool as long as we keep it light. Even Coor's lite is okay. Learning is a good thing.

 

[Udarnik]

Honestly I don't mind. I do make all kinds of mistakes and it's good to be corrected once in a while. Also it opens the door to what I have often noticed in other's writings as well as my own. All's cool as long as we keep it light. Even Coor's lite is okay. Learning is a good thing.

No.

Coor's Light is not OK.

Put the horse piss down and step away from the bar, please. It's the beer police!

 

[Operating DB]

Nice post TG.

Now I'm waiting for future episodes starring 'then' and 'than' also featuring the 'your' 'you're' nexus. To use those two would be too sexy.

"Too use them to would be two sexy".

FIFY

 

[Udarnik]

"Too use them to would be two sexy".

FIFY

I could care less.

 

[SpecialFrog]

GB Shaw wanted to do away with apostrophes altogether. At least some editions of his plays don't include them.

I'm far from convinced he was wrong.

 

[Anonycat]

I could care less.

This peaked my interest, and now I'm waiting with baited breath. Irregardless, I'm chomping at the bit!

 

[TG1]

This peaked my interest, and now I'm waiting with baited breath. Irregardless, I'm chomping at the bit!

That's a butte! Thanks for the complement.

 

[Anonycat]

That's a butte! Thanks for the complement.

You said that on accident, you meaned: nip it in the butt. It's actually champing at the bit. Really!

 

[Mimsey Borogrove]

Nip in the bud

Meaning: Put a stop to something while it is still in its early development.

Origin

This phrase derives from the de-budding of plants. The earlier form of the phrase was 'nip in the bloom' and this is cited in Henry Chettle's romance Piers Plainnes Seaven Yeres Prentiship, 1595:


"Extinguish these fond loues with minds labour, and nip thy affections in the bloome, that they may neuer bee of power to budde."

A version of the current 'bud' version of the phrase first appears in 1607, in Beaumont and Fletcher's comedy of manners Woman Hater (a title that they would probably have difficulty convincing a publishing house to use today):


"Yet I can frowne and nip a passion Euen in the bud."

Hey Bud - dy....

 

[Anonycat]

Hey Bud - dy....

I thought this was all about mangling the language?

 

[Mimsey Borogrove]

I thought this was all about mangling the language?

Ok, Ok, here's one - don't ask questions with a negative. Example - Don't you like cars? They can be taken different ways. Don't you like sea food? If you answer with yes or no, what are you saying? Yes - you like sea food or yes - you don't like sea food. These sort of questions, especially in a deposition, lead to objections and clarification of the answer.

Mimsey

 

[Anonycat]

Ok, Ok, here's one - don't ask questions with a negative. Example - Don't you like cars? They can be taken different ways. Don't you like sea food? If you answer with yes or no, what are you saying? Yes - you like sea food or yes - you don't like sea food. These sort of questions, especially in a deposition, lead to objections and clarification of the answer.

Mimsey

At a restaurant: you wouldn't like to order dessert?

 

[Thrak]

When shall we cover there, their, they're? Or the proper use of the word ain't?

 

[Semper Phi]

This peaked my interest, and now I'm waiting with baited breath. Irregardless, I'm chomping at the bit!

I could of done without that.