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Old 05-09-2014, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by HarmanKardon View Post
Yesterday I wrote at AK: "I appreciate it's correct spelling". Somebody wrote this is wrong, "its" is correct.

I asked my Oxford dictionary:

"Its" is a possessive pronoun, an attribute.

"It's" is a short form of "it is" or "it has".

Today AK member Tracy (and American living in Germany) remarked "its" in my case is correct.
Using this example, what is the plural of "it" if not "its"?
I find the possessive tense vs contracted "is" very confusing.

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