• s38b35M5@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    We both used links from the same source.

    I’ve traditionally used no apostrophe for inanimate objects, like a bus.

    The bus has wheels. Its wheels are black.

    But when dealing with a gendered, thinking being, use the apostrophe.

    Edit: no need for down-votes for a good-faith discission, is there?

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      12 hours ago

      Edit: no need for down-votes for a good-faith discission, is there?

      Downvotes for spreading incorrect information is appropriate.

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      15 hours ago

      From the page that you linked:

      The important thing to remember is don’t use possessive apostrophes with any pronouns, either possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives.

      If you see an apostrophe with a pronoun, it must be part of a contraction.

      its—possessive adjective of it

      it’s—contraction for “it is”

      The nature of the object doesn’t change which form to use (which should make it easier to determine which is correct), and the correct form is not a debate.

      Sure, language changes, but for now that’s the accepted rule.