• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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        12 days ago

        Basically it’s because “it” is a pronoun, so the possessive acts like his and hers.

        Eeyore lost his tail

        The gloomy plush donkey lost its tail

        Oh, look, it’s (it is) hanging by Owl’s door!

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          12 days ago

          😆 I am well aware. Somehow my brain farted and “corrected” the headline.

          Sometimes my brains asks, “Whose tail? Eeyore’s tail! Eeyore lost it’s tail.” Ugh. Still, asking who or what a thing belongs to is my main clue. :)

          Yes, English is my first language. Yes, always excelled at it and other languages. Yes, growing old.