Difference between revisions of "Its - it's"
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| − | '''Its''' = of it | + | * '''Its''' = of it |
| − | '''It<big> | + | * '''It<big>'</big>s''' = it is. '''It's''' is a [[contraction]]: see [[apostrophe (omission)]]. |
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| + | ::David [[Marsh (2013)]] has a witty example of the distinction between '''its''' and '''it's''': "the difference between a company that knows its shit [an informal compliment to professional knowledge] and a company that knows it's shit [a strong, if informal, condemnation]". | ||
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| + | You may like to see also [[be|AWE's note on the verb '''to be''']]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 8 January 2022
- Its = of it
- It's = it is. It's is a contraction: see apostrophe (omission).
- David Marsh (2013) has a witty example of the distinction between its and it's: "the difference between a company that knows its shit [an informal compliment to professional knowledge] and a company that knows it's shit [a strong, if informal, condemnation]".
You may like to see also AWE's note on the verb to be.
