• HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    Um, no? Who told you that? **Its **is already possessive. Like hers, his, ours, theirs.

    • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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      1 hour ago

      Its not formally correct, but it’s understandable through other possessive rules. Like “MrscottyTay’s” or “HugeNerd’s”

      The English language is more complex than just what the posh prescribed formal rules indicate. They’re guidelines rather than doctrines to live by. Even though this isn’t quite a great example of it but our language becomes a lot more playful and colourful through the breaking of such rules.