Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit
by jlgreco on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @07:08PM
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> I'm starting to feel like these words will merge in the next 100 years, and either form will be correct for all usages.
Interesting thought since, prior to the 19th century, "its" frequently was spelled "it's".
I have long considered it one of the abominations of the English language that a contraction ("it is" -> "it's") is given precedence over a pronoun with what is clearly a saxon genitive. Contractions should always take the lowest possible precedence in cases of collisions as far as I am concerned.
Interesting thought since, prior to the 19th century, "its" frequently was spelled "it's".
I have long considered it one of the abominations of the English language that a contraction ("it is" -> "it's") is given precedence over a pronoun with what is clearly a saxon genitive. Contractions should always take the lowest possible precedence in cases of collisions as far as I am concerned.