Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 17:11:45 GMT
English can be tricky even for people in England.
We use English here in the Homeland because we don't have our own language and it's unlikely we'll be starting one anytime soon.
Today's example of Tricky English is the pronoun "it" in its various uses, not including as an acronym for "Internet Technology".
Does your dog have a dish?
Yes it does. (now your dog has become an "it".)
Where is your dog's dish? (notice the apostrophe between the word "dog" and the "s", signifying possessive case).
It's dish is right here, by the fridge. (see what we did wrong? The word "its" does not use an apostrophe like all other words do for purposes of the possessive case).
So what is meant when an apostrophe is used in the word "its"? It is a way of contracting the two words "it is". Here's your example:
Is this its dish?
Yes it's.
We use English here in the Homeland because we don't have our own language and it's unlikely we'll be starting one anytime soon.
Today's example of Tricky English is the pronoun "it" in its various uses, not including as an acronym for "Internet Technology".
Does your dog have a dish?
Yes it does. (now your dog has become an "it".)
Where is your dog's dish? (notice the apostrophe between the word "dog" and the "s", signifying possessive case).
It's dish is right here, by the fridge. (see what we did wrong? The word "its" does not use an apostrophe like all other words do for purposes of the possessive case).
So what is meant when an apostrophe is used in the word "its"? It is a way of contracting the two words "it is". Here's your example:
Is this its dish?
Yes it's.