Comment on She skipped groceries for a week to pay for that Little Caesars.

valar@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It is own money

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The apostrophe-s construction “it’s” suffices for both the contractive form “it is” as well as the possessive form of “it”. “Its” exists solely to satisfy the craven pedantry of elementary school English teachers. Nothing of value is lost by abandoning this archaic construction.

    “Its” is deprecated.

    Downvote all you like; pedant tears are full of electrolytes.

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    • DupaCycki@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “Its” is deprecated.

      Looks like your brain is deprecated.

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    • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You know, i wasn’t going to, but I could really use some electrolytes. Thanks :)

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    • thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is they’re and their deprecated too?

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Not under this rationale, no.

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    • nao@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If the goal is to simplify, shouldn’t it be “its” in all cases?

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The “+s/es” construction typically indicates plurality. “It” is fundamentally singular, so there is no justification for “its”.

        “It’s” eliminates more exceptions to various rules for word construction; it achieves greater simplification.

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    • KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      tbh the distinction isn’t necessary in casual writing (although it’s still considered respectful to use it in formal writing)

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      • thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        the only people who think that the distinction isn’t necessary are morons who can’t spell.

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• ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    … because we learned from them?

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    • mysticalone@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It*

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  • AmyAye@nord.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wat

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  • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wut? He’s pointing out that teachers dipped into their own money to give kids things like this. America’s education system is absolute dog shit, and it’s intentional. Look who the dumbasses voted for cause “'bortions and mah guns” and no more black presidents, especially a woman. Fuck all of them pdeophiles.

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  • MutantTailThing@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wat

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• syaochan@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There own money

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Our own money, comrade

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• TORFdot0@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Maybe OP is a CEO and doesn’t consider wage slaves people

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