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> To non-native speakers: apostrophes are for possession, not plural. It's not so easy. it's = contraction of it is or it has its = possessive form of it
by madez 12y ago
> To non-native speakers: apostrophes are for possession, not plural.
It's not so easy.
it's = contraction of it is or it has
its = possessive form of it
- dhimes 12y agoAgree: apostrophes are also for contraction. I should have taken a breath.
- astrobe_ 12y agoI've never seen "it has" written "it's". Or maybe I didn't understand those correctly.
- bane 12y ago"It has been a long time since we last met." "It's been a long time since we last met."
- workergnome 12y agoPerhaps, "It's been one week since you looked at me..."?
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- darrhiggs 12y agoIt's common for en_GB, I can't speak for en_US though. Here[0] is a test with it used twice. [0] http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_58.htm http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tuto...
- dragonwriter 12y ago"It's" for "it has" is much more common in spoken English than written (even moreso than is explained by the fact that contractions are generally avoided in formal writing.) But it is a real thing.