Comments on: It’s “its” not “it’s”

By: Matt Osborne

Matt Osborne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:18:42 +0000

One mistake I occasionally find is “its’” — a contraction that simply doesn’t exist.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:33:06 +0000

Re: Elliot

Yeah, as long as you know the rule, it’s ok. It’s just that for some pro bloggers out there, it’s very obvious that they don’t know the rule. And if we want people to take blogs seriously, we have to write professionally.

Re: Jason

Yeah, one of my profs went off on a grammar rant once. And what’s worse, it was like a 300 level course.

By: Jason Erik Lundberg

Jason Erik Lundberg — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:53:44 +0000

I make this distinction at the very beginning of my classes each semester.

By: elliot

elliot — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:41:16 +0000

I know this rule intimately and I STILL find myself doing it wrong a couple of times a week. I almost always catch it as I’m doing it, but I tend to be more forgiving of the times I see it in other people’s work.