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# Now this is the thing.
At school I was always taught about the possessive apostrophe. And now everyone says that's bollocks.

I am confused. Do I trust the internets or the teachers?
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:37, archived)
# Teachers
but it doesn't apply for its as a possessive
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:38, archived)
# ^This
Teachers rock!
(I helped save b3ta! NinjaBadger hides in the bushes and gives you TB., Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:40, archived)
# There is an exception to every rule...
In this case, that exception is "its" which only has an apostrophe for "it is".
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:40, archived)
# ^this
is very much the case
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 12:48, archived)
# *awards*
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:42, archived)
# hoorah!
this award mean's a lot too me.

thank you mutchley!

/fail
(I helped save b3ta! - D - SharkTrousers, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 12:03, archived)
# I am an prishnal editro and I well teech yoo
There are of course exceptions to every rule, in the case of possessive apostrophes it's not used for possessive pronouns or adjectives: yours, his, hers, ours, its, theirs, and whose.
(I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:43, archived)
# Well that's me told!
Ta everyone, I now (finally) get it.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:48, archived)
# yay!
*does Carlton Banks dance*
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:52, archived)
# Oh I LOVE Carlton.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 11:55, archived)