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    2 years ago

    Isn’t that apostrophe possessive? Shouldn’t it have been Xs? Not a native English speaker, so just asking.

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        22 years ago

        The usage rules are so simple and it never involves pluralization

        Mmmm, it’s and its would like a word with you. Not pluralization but definitely the one that makes it less than simple.

        Also, the other weird one is words/names that already end in ‘s’

        Like if Mr Jones owns something, that’s Mr Jones’ car

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            12 years ago

            I did not know Jones’s was valid actually! And honestly, I learned that rule from level names in Ty the Tasmanian tiger, like “Cass’ Pass” when I thought they fucked up as a kid.

            Mainly just was adding on! I’m similar when I learn rules like that or when I finally nailed the ‘to’ vs ‘too’ thing, I tend to also get irked by their misuses after I get them down