It's obvious,

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  1. MikeE

    MikeE Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

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    That, if it begins a sentance, "it's" always takes an apostrophy.

    Under what circumstances does "it's" NOT take an apostrophy, only when "it's"'s "its".
     
  2. MollyThe Hippy

    MollyThe Hippy get high school

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    there is no such rule... its having an apostrophy is alway optional
     
  3. skittlechick

    skittlechick Banned

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    actually the only reason why you use at apostrophy is when you mean it is you don't need one why you mean its meaning belonging to it.
     
  4. mynameiskc

    mynameiskc way to go noogs!

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    it is = it's

    something belongs to it = its, as in: i found its battery.
     
  5. MikeE

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    Apostrophies are never optional. They are either required or forbidden.
     
  6. MikeE

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    Dear Jane,

    Thank you so much for the video of little Johnny writing us. It was so much more interesting than the earlier one of him writing u's.

    The Simpson girl still has big city ways. Because of the upcoming feast, she is worried about the ewe's future. Fortunately, they have been spared the plague that imperils the Johnson's ewes' future.
     
  7. DroopySnoopy

    DroopySnoopy The ORIGINAL Dr. Droop

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    Hahahahaa :D
     
  8. MollyThe Hippy

    MollyThe Hippy get high school

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    after doing some research, you are correct and "its" and "it's" is among the 100 most misspelled words in the english language

    [size=-1]its/it's[/size][size=-1]The apostrophe marks a contraction of "it is." Something that belongs to it is "its." [/size]
    from 100 most misspelled words website
     
  9. warmhandedcanadian

    warmhandedcanadian shit storm chaser

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    yeah KC said that.
     
  10. MollyThe Hippy

    MollyThe Hippy get high school

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    who in kansas city?
     
  11. Mary Poppins

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    Nonsense. It's with an apostrophe indicates a contraction of the words IT IS. IT'S ABOUT TIME PEOPLE PAID ATTENTION TO GRAMMATICAL RULES!

    Its without one denotes ownership. THE DOG LICKED ITS BALLS.
     
  12. thisismike

    thisismike Overlooked/Uninvited

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    I don't use its unless I put a t in front of it.
     
  13. Mary Poppins

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    LOL thisismike!! Good one!!
     
  14. lankymidget

    lankymidget Worlds Tallest Dwarf

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    Tit's = Titties

    :tongue:

    You're ok with using one in "don't" though..
     
  15. MikeE

    MikeE Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

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    Don't make the mistake of thinking about a donut.
     
  16. warmhandedcanadian

    warmhandedcanadian shit storm chaser

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    tits are tits unless you are talking about one tit's nipple.
     
  17. lankymidget

    lankymidget Worlds Tallest Dwarf

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    I donut what you mean.. I'm always thinking abough doughnuts though!
     
  18. themnax

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    i don't see what beggining a sentence has to do with it: "Its house was under that green rock, right over there."

    =^^=
    .../\...
     
  19. MikeE

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    OK. It's been long enough. Apparently, I made an error in the OP. I should have rendered the last sentance as

    It's always has an apostrophy except when it's's its.

    The whole starting a sentance stuff was to set up the humor in the last line. I guess there is less humor than I thought.
     
  20. warmhandedcanadian

    warmhandedcanadian shit storm chaser

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    It's funny I just read an article about this in the paper. they are asking people to send in photos of mistakes on signs like that around our city.


    They used the example "pizza guy's"

    with two pizza guy heads.
     
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