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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/16459821

brainrot rule

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[–] KazuyaDarklight 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Commas people, we have them for a reason!

[–] ninjabard 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Commas. The comma possesses nothing so why the apostrophe?

[–] KazuyaDarklight 3 points 2 months ago

The comma possesses my love and admiration, and the apostrophe deserves love too.

[–] jelloeater85 5 points 2 months ago

I ... But... Whatttttt

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 5 points 2 months ago

Oh okay. Cool

I enjoyed all of that, so maybe I just like braindead bullshit.

I almost went into academia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Skibidi-nii

[–] grandkaiser 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Delta_V 2 points 2 months ago

an early warning sign of bofa

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[–] recapitated 3 points 2 months ago

Saved, for future reference.

[–] itsnotits 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It annoys me so much that the "proper" way to do possessive it is "its" instead of "it's".

[–] MutilationWave 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Of the two versions it makes sense that the one that is combining two words into a contraction takes the apostrophe. Makes sense to me anyway, it's how I remember.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I see no reason why contractions should get dibs on apostrophes.

[–] MutilationWave 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Contractions are obviously supreme over possessives. Do your own research.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Homonyms are where two words are spelled the same, yet carry different meanings. Both the possessive and contractive forms of "it's" are now homonyms. I have spoken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Think of it like his, hers, theirs, its

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Agreed. The possessive and contractions should be homonyms, both carrying the apostrophe. "Its" would be the nonsensical plural form of an inherently singular word: "This "it", that "it", and those "its" over there...".

The good news is that all words are made up. We can, indeed, use the same "it's" for both the possessive form of "it" and the contraction of "it is".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

MY dad says I'm now displaying symptoms of stroke sense reading this.

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