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What kind of journalist/writer doesn't know the difference between "it's" and "its", and what kind of publication publishes an article with an error like that _
by nkkollaw 10y ago
What kind of journalist/writer doesn't know the difference between "it's" and "its", and what kind of publication publishes an article with an error like that _in the heading_..?!
- dimino 10y agoI believe it's based in India, so probably people who don't speak English natively.
- nkkollaw 10y agoI thought they did speak English natively in India... Regardless, if you don't know basic English grammar you shouldn't be a writer. I'm Italian and even I can catch an error like that.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoIt's their offical language, along with Hindi. Many of the Indians I've known have a much better formal command of the language than many native English! Including myself.
- dimino 10y agoMaking a language "official" doesn't make it your native language, unfortunately.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoOh FFS. To stay on point it's a matter of ignorance not nativity. The article is crap not because it is Indian, which is irrelevant, but because the domain is a minimal effort blog that has no place on HN.
- dimino 10y agoI'm sorry but that simply isn't true. Pretending like the English literacy rate in India isn't 12% is silly and false.
- rubayeet 10y agoAm I the only one bothered by the fact the most upvoted comment is about a grammatical mistake in the title, and nothing about the self driving train and its significance in an overpopulated underdeveloped city? (Did I get "its" right?)
- whowalrus 10y agoAh. The post is using the correct 'its'. I started doubting my grasp of grammar after I saw your comment, and after reading through Merriam-Webster's article on the usage of 'its versus it's', was ready to punch out a snarky retort about how it was _you_ who got it wrong. Good thing I clicked on the link before all that.