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nao@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoIf the goal is to simplify, shouldn’t it be “its” in all cases?
Comment on She skipped groceries for a week to pay for that Little Caesars.
nao@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoIf the goal is to simplify, shouldn’t it be “its” in all cases?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 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.