Poll: Do you know the difference between "its" and "it's"?

[ProviaFan]

It seems to me like a LOT of the people on AT don't know the proper usage of words like "its" and "it's," so I decided to make a poll just to see how bad people really are in the usage of these words.

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(if you couldn't tell, this was inspired by the they're/their/there thread)

 

[TrueBlueLS]

Sorry... had to reply, but how hard is it? It's not.

 

[notfred]

Yes.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Voted.

 

[spidey07]

As posted in the other one I truly struggle with these.

it's - has to be posessive right? It's tail was wagging
it is - contraction, have to place appostrophe resulting in it's.

Now, how about if "it" is plural? can you use its'? Or is there no plural, nominative it?

 

[Harvey]

It's no problem for me.

 

[Metalloid]

Yes I know the difference between its and it's, and between their, there, and they're.

 

[Supermercado]

Yup.

 

[TuxDave]

lol.. I hope ppl voted wrong just to piss you off... otherwise I'll be very sad...

 

[spidey07]

nobody wants to help me?

I STILL mix this one up.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: spidey07

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[SOSTrooper]

We're just too lazy to add little punctuations to satisfy whining ppl who twitch their legs when they see dont instead of don't or when instead of went or their instead of they're.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: spidey07

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Now, how about if "it" is plural? can you use its'? Or is there no plural, nominative it?

Still want to know as it is, it's, its relative to the thread.

 

[bbkat]

it's really simple

 

[zCypher]

This is sad.

 

[Zenmervolt]

EDIT: Removed reply to keep thread pure.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: zCypher
This is sad.

agreed....

 

[nater]

Originally posted by: zCypher
This is sad.

Yup I agree. I'm a newspaper editor, so yes I would know.

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Voted.

-=bmacd=-

 

[notfred]

it's - contraction of "it is" or "it has".
its - possessive, belonging to it.
they, them, their - plural of it.

Edit: I'd rather have people know how to use their own language than have accurate poll results.

 

[katka]

What about then/than no/know

PS I know the difference between it's and its. its can also be its' though rarely used.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

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HOLY CRAP, Trogdor. Looks like we need to start burninating down the huts again!!!

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: katka
What about then/than no/know

PS I know the difference between it's and its. its can also be its' though rarely used.

If you don't know the difference between "know" and "no", you have no right to have passed the 6th grade.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: jliechty
(if you couldn't tell, this was inspired by the they're/their/there thread)

inspired? How about plagiarized? You couldn't even come up with your own text now could you?

 

[zCypher]

Originally posted by: nater

Originally posted by: zCypher
This is sad.

Yup I agree. I'm a newspaper editor, so yes I would know.

Thankfully. However it shouldn't take a newspaper editor to tell the difference between its and it's. Maybe we have far more YOUNG members than we thought? Either that or the average Joe over here (average "anandtecher") is far less educated (or far more indolent) than the general consensus going around.