This is getting ridiculous.

[christopher575]

I'm starting to see it wrong more often than right now, which is stupid because it's being written incorrectly by professional bloggers and webmasters. Here is a handy guide:



ITS = BELONGS TO IT
IT'S = IT IS

Comments

So true.

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if relying on autocorrect is part of the problem?

Re: So true.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

I really think that a lot of people think "it's" means "belongs to it" the same way "Christopher's" means "belongs to Christopher" but don't realize that possessive pronouns don't get an apostrophe. A lot of people probably type "her's" and only get "his" right.

Re: So true.

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

Good analysis. Another indictment of our education system, maybe?

Re: So true.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Everyone learns this stuff in school. Quit making excuses for them. :)

Re: So true.

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

LOL. On the contrary, I'm just trying to find someone to blame!

Re: So true.

[rei-saru.livejournal.com]

I think it's more a problem with the inconsistencies in the English language.

Though, personally, I don't think it's any excuse.

[wring.livejournal.com]

the kid's reading sheet had that mistake and i went out of my way to encircle "it's" and put WRONG USE OF APOSTROPHE. grrrrrrr!

[shirtlifterbear.livejournal.com]

I remind myself that the contraction of "it is" is indicated by the apostrophe: it's.

PS Great meeting you Saturday!

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you as well. Hope you had a lot of fun.

[bittrlittlebear.livejournal.com]

We can haz proper grammar!?!?!

[drinkyclown.livejournal.com]

It's can also mean "It has"!

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[hardvice.livejournal.com]

So very annoying. I mean, I get that people want possessives to have apostrophes, but who has ever seen a contraction without one? I think to/too/two pisses me off more, but its/it's can be reasoned out in under a second without having to memorize the difference.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

It's not that important.
I never remember when to leave out the ' so I usually put it there no matter what. "its" just looks wrong to me.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't look wrong to you if people did it correctly on a consistent basis.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

See, there ya go! I blame society!

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Yup. Society is full of people doing things wrong because they can't be bothered. Oh.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I'm not lazy, I'm ignorant!

[cecilgene.livejournal.com]

This is a good example for all intensive purposes. I could care less myself.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

This is a mute point.

[cecilgene.livejournal.com]

Well their are acceptions.

[muriel-puce.livejournal.com]

You guys are making my teeth hurt.

[transairn.livejournal.com]

GRRRR! :-D

[moonrock.livejournal.com]

If I am not adding the ' it is because I am too lazy, especially when on my phone -- not because I don't know the difference.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I just figured out that you can type it.s and it will show up as it's. This is amazing!
And yet I still almost never do it when I'm typing on my phone.

[nicolemarieh.livejournal.com]

i avoid the problem by never using caps or apostrophes on lj or other casual use :p sorry if it bothers you, i am actually trying to get better about it. i promise i always do it perfectly on my homework or when i had to write work emails though ;)

[vurumai.livejournal.com]

Now now. In the defense of the dummies, that IS a hard one to get your head around.

[gomezticator.livejournal.com]

I see more and more instances of its/it's misuse every day. It's* irritating.






* - HA SEE WHAT I DID THERE

[mika-says.livejournal.com]

I have to constantly correct this in marketing material - written by supposedly educated people. It seems simple, but it's not just that apostrophe that throws them - some of them misplace apostrophes everywhere.