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... and I'm just sitting here, finding it horrible that even ZDnet articles make the its --> it's mistake these days :-/
by eliben 13y ago
... and I'm just sitting here, finding it horrible that even ZDnet articles make the its --> it's mistake these days :-/
- varjag 13y agoIt's not really a mistake, possessive forms of pronouns are irregular with often several valid manifestations.
- Dylan16807 13y agoI'm.. not aware of any pronoun with multiple valid manifestations. Your comment completely baffles me. How is it in the slightest bit not a mistake?
- varjag 13y agoBoth its and it's are grammatically valid possessive forms.
- mithras 13y agoAre you serious? it's is short for it is and not the possesive pronoun.
- varjag 13y agoYes, I am entirely serious. Up until early 1800s possessive it's was the grammatical norm. Today it's obsolete, but people who moan about the issue typically have no clue. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/it%27s#Adjective http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/it%27s#Adjective This is one of the more common pitfalls that freshmen of Grammar Hitlerjugend step into.
- regularfry 13y agoI've ... never heard that. > it could be bad timing for Amazon and it's new Kindle Fire HDX tablet Is it valid here? If so, why? I've always been taught that "it's" was only a valid contraction of "it is" or rarely "it has", neither of which fit here.
- varjag 13y agohttp://www.englishforums.com/content/lessons/it-39-s-vs-its.htm http://www.englishforums.com/content/lessons/it-39-s-vs-its.... Scroll down to historical note.
- Joeboy 13y agoI'd say it's a mistake that's common enough to be forgivable when made by the general public, but I doubt you'll find any grammatically reputable source that says it's not a mistake. The article gets it right elsewhere. (We're talking about "it could be bad timing for Amazon and it's new Kindle Fire HDX tablet", right?)
- varjag 13y agoYou would certainly find possessive it's in Jane Ausen novels (and other contemporaries).