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this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2024
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Nah its/it's actually trips me up a lot because 'its' is an exception to the possessive apostrophe rule. What really gets me is seeing someone use a possessive apostrophe on a plural s. That is inexcusable.
But what about “its” that does show possession? Do you use an apostrophe there?
Example: a dog and its(?) tail.
No, I'm fairly certain you would not use an apostrophe there. That's what trips me up though because, at least in my mind, 'it' takes the place of the possessive noun in that clause and therefore it should have an apostrophe. but god forbid the spelling remain consistent between the two 🙄
That’s what I was thinking too; that ‘it’ is clearly referencing the dog and is therefore possessive. English is so weird lol