it's, its, its'

**sail3005** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 04:56 PM

What exactly is the difference between these three?

is its' even correct grammar?

**HarryW** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:02 PM

" its' " isn't ever going to be correct as far as I can see, unless "its" is a proper name and it's a possessive apostrophe.

" it's " is correct as a contraction of "it is" but not where the apostrophe is possessive. In that case it's just the same as "his" or "her" or "their" - no apostrophe, just " its ", the word in itself is possessive.

**cafeenman** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:04 PM

What Harry said.

**rinoaheartilly** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by HarryW
" it's " is correct as a contraction of "it is" but not where the apostrophe is possessive. In that case it's just the same as "his" or "her" or "their" - no apostrophe, just " its ", the word in itself is possessive.

We do that all the time in welsh. If something ends with a vowel, and the next words starts with a vowel, then we put in a '

EG Mae yn would be mae'n.

**sail3005** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:09 PM

thanks harry

**HarryW** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:10 PM

Well thank very much for that bit of useless trivia, I'll remember that if I ever decide to learn Welsh (.... hahahaha yeah right

)

(I'm just kidding

No need to go all nationalist on me

)

**HarryW** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:11 PM

No worries Sail

**rinoaheartilly** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:15 PM

Originally posted by HarryW
Well thank very much for that bit of useless trivia, I'll remember that if I ever decide to learn Welsh (.... hahahaha yeah right )

(I'm just kidding No need to go all nationalist on me )

Don't start

I've had a bad day

You'll get used to me spouting random facts about welsh, if you're not already. I've gotta learn all the grammer rules

boring!

**HarryW** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:18 PM

Serves you right, why don't you learn something more useful like, say, Swahili?

Heh, sorry, I take it back

I have had a good day overall, so I'm in the mood for taking the piss out of people

**rinoaheartilly** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by HarryW
Serves you right, why don't you learn something more useful like, say, Swahili?

Heh, sorry, I take it back I have had a good day overall, so I'm in the mood for taking the piss out of people

Lol

**barrk** · Apr 23rd, 2002, 05:38 PM

You've got my Biography in your signature Vicky!!!!!!!! As cool as..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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