Yeah it bothers me too. It’s not as easy as @movies@lemmy.world suggests though, I think. Yes, apostrophe means you’re using a contraction, so “it’s” should be easy.
But apostrophe also means possession in almost every other case. “It’s” and “there’s” are literally the only examples I can think of in standard English where an apostrophe can be used, but cannot mean possession. Native speakers still have no excuse, but it is a bit of a weird oddity that has to be learnt.
What really bug’s me is when people randomly throw apostrophe’s in where they just make no sense, on what should be simple plural word’s or even just verb conjugation’s. And it happen’s all the damn time. (I’m so sorry.)
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Nonbinary teacher, I guess?
maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 6 months ago
it’s = it is
movies@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This is such an easy thing to get, it’s a contraction, but it’s fucking butchered across the internet. It blows my mind.
spujb@lemmy.cafe 6 months ago
the authors of the constitution also butchered it!
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
It can also be possessive.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 months ago
You would still use “their” there.
maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I know, but it’s/its drives me crazy.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Yeah it bothers me too. It’s not as easy as @movies@lemmy.world suggests though, I think. Yes, apostrophe means you’re using a contraction, so “it’s” should be easy.
But apostrophe also means possession in almost every other case. “It’s” and “there’s” are literally the only examples I can think of in standard English where an apostrophe can be used, but cannot mean possession. Native speakers still have no excuse, but it is a bit of a weird oddity that has to be learnt.
What really bug’s me is when people randomly throw apostrophe’s in where they just make no sense, on what should be simple plural word’s or even just verb conjugation’s. And it happen’s all the damn time. (I’m so sorry.)
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Maybe asexual then?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Asexual is a sexuality, like gay or straight, not a gender identity. It can go with “he”, “she”, or “they” depending on the person.
riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
i think u did great with ur guess of nonbinary :3
one cant really infer gender from pronouns but i think for it/its pronouns, general nonbinary is as fair a guess as agender.
just because they/them is a more commonly used pronoun for nonbinary ppl, that doesnt mean they wont use whatever other pronouns they vibe with.
(source: i use it/its and they/them)
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Thank you for your feedback, I’m just a bi dude that likes to cross dress sometimes and I’m still learning a bunch of the nuance.