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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on November 05, 2009, 02:26:21 PM
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...when you write a possessive noun you use apostrophe "s" EXCEPT when you use the neutral gender of something, i.e. The lost its toy.
srsly
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The lost its toy.
Huh?
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The lost its toy.
who is "The"..... :clueless:
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...when you write a possessive noun you use apostrophe "s" EXCEPT when you use the neutral gender of something, i.e. The lost its toy.
srsly
We had this discussion the other day in a different thread, methinks (I don't think you were involved, Snugs).
The word "its" in your example is not a "possessive noun" - it's a possessive pronoun.
And yes, it makes a difference.
srsly
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Huh?
Sorry got distracted by people wanting me to do my job or something.
I had meant to write: The baby lost its toy.
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Sorry got distracted by people wanting me to do my job or something.
I had meant to write: The baby lost its toy.
I was mostly teasing you Snugs...I forgot to add a smilie....sorry. :thatsright:
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^LOL!
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CM, I very nearly put a mouthful of pasta on my monitor.
But, back to MSB's point, I think that a possessive pronoun would have its' apostrophe after the "s" and not before it.
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CM, I very nearly put a mouthful of pasta on my monitor.
But, back to MSB's point, I think that a possessive pronoun would have its' apostrophe after the "s" and not before it.
Not quite. It's = it is. Its = belonging to it
Rules of usage for apostrophes (http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaPossessives.htm)
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Get the book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves." It's an excellent and entertaining exploration of punctuation and the people who misuse it.
http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876
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Yes, that's a panda with a gun on the right.
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CM, I very nearly put a mouthful of pasta on my monitor.
But, back to MSB's point, I think that a possessive pronoun would have its' apostrophe after the "s" and not before it.
No. Neither "His" nor "Hers" have that, do they? Possessive pronouns are a different form (Though same as the basic form with an "S" added for neuter and feminine genders, they are really not juut the subjective or objective cases with a suffix added).
It's is a contraction of it is, while its'[/i]uwould confuse the Hell out of people since it looks like a plural form of it with a possessive appostrophe in the normal place for that meaning, but that base is already covered by they/them for the plural of it, and their/theirs for the plural possessive.
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No. Neither "His" nor "Hers" have that, do they? Possessive pronouns are a different form (Though same as the basic form with an "S" added for neuter and feminine genders, they are really not juut the subjective or objective cases with a suffix added).
It's is a contraction of it is, while its'[/i]uwould confuse the Hell out of people since it looks like a plural form of it with a possessive appostrophe in the normal place for that meaning, but that base is already covered by they/them for the plural of it, and their/theirs for the plural possessive.
I type corrected, then.