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minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago“It’s” is a valid contraction of “it has”.
minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago“It has helped me…” doesn’t sound quite correct to me but i am not a native speaker so i may be wrong
minus-squaretacosanonymous@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoEnglish speakers use has/have/had to signify imperfect tenses. So past perfect: It helped me. Past imperfect: it has helped me.
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNo. ‘Has helped’ is the present perfect.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI think he’s settled on just always using an apostrophe, and isn’t really a copy writer
minus-squaregramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAs noted grammarian Dave Barry notably said, the purpose of an apostrophe is to alert the reader: “look out, an ‘s’ is coming!”
minus-squarehimezero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoOther it’s. Some would say people don’t know how to use “it” to its fullest advantage.
minus-squarebitwise@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago “But not many people know how to use it to it’s full advantage”
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s nice to see them all
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYou really hit the nail on it’s is head
minus-squaregiacomo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agothis is why I hate its vs it’s. if “it” was Dave, it would be to Dave’s full advantage. this shit will likely never make sense to me.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYou only do “it’s” for “it is”. The rest are “its”. That simple. You don’t do it for possession with “it”.
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agobecause english is a trash language but pedants enjoy gatekeeping too much
minus-squareSystemDisc@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIf you can replace “it’s” with “it is” or “it has” it needs an apostrophe. If you can’t, because it’s a possessive pronoun showing ownership, there’s no apostrophe. “It’s a good day.”/“It’s been a good day.” vs “Its day was good.”
“It’s” is a valid contraction of “it has”.
“It has helped me…” doesn’t sound quite correct to me but i am not a native speaker so i may be wrong
English speakers use has/have/had to signify imperfect tenses.
So past perfect: It helped me. Past imperfect: it has helped me.
No. ‘Has helped’ is the present perfect.
Whoopsie
I think he’s settled on just always using an apostrophe, and isn’t really a copy writer
As noted grammarian Dave Barry notably said, the purpose of an apostrophe is to alert the reader: “look out, an ‘s’ is coming!”
Other it’s. Some would say people don’t know how to use “it” to its fullest advantage.
Missed that one…
It’s nice to see them all
You really hit the nail on it’s is head
this is why I hate its vs it’s. if “it” was Dave, it would be to Dave’s full advantage.
this shit will likely never make sense to me.
You only do “it’s” for “it is”.
The rest are “its”. That simple. You don’t do it for possession with “it”.
because english is a trash language but pedants enjoy gatekeeping too much
If you can replace “it’s” with “it is” or “it has” it needs an apostrophe. If you can’t, because it’s a possessive pronoun showing ownership, there’s no apostrophe.
“It’s a good day.”/“It’s been a good day.”
vs
“Its day was good.”
Sure. Not here, though.