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You comment does not give any argument behind it. If both "it's" and "its" are merged, what, do you also propose merging "weather", "whether"? Weather that is
by mikorym 7y ago
You comment does not give any argument behind it.
If both "it's" and "its" are merged, what, do you also propose merging "weather", "whether"?
Weather that is nice, is nice weather.
- kmm 7y agoThe words weather and whether are only rarely mixed up naturally, in contrast to apostrophes. And even if they were, why not? The pronunciations have already merged, the only reason they're still distinct is because of the immense historical legacy English is carrying around. In Dutch, a sister of English, they're both written "weer".
- mercer 7y agoI don't think that's correct. Plus, "Weer" actually has at least three meanings: "weather", "again", and "keep out"/"avert".