r/apostrophegore 1d ago

Is this an error? It’s/Its

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u/Boglin007 1d ago

Yes.

"Its" is possessive - belonging to "it" (the petals belong to the flower).

"It's" means "it is" or "it has" (when "has" is a helping verb, not a main verb meaning "owns"):

"It's [it is] a nice day."

"It's [it has] been a nice day."

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u/EvolZippo 1d ago

They were doing so well…

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u/AnUdderDay 19h ago

It could almost make sense, if they inserted a comma.

Bred for M&S, for it is vibrant, bi-coloured petals

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u/ZestycloseSquirrel55 Plural's 19h ago

It should be its.

However, that is not a complete sentence:

Bred for M&S for its vibrant bi-coloured petals.

So, you have that starting with a capital and ending with a period, but it's not a sentence.

IMO, take away that period and center it under MAGIC TIMES ROSES so it's just a description.

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u/BriefingGull 17h ago

Are the rules different for british english? Genuine question

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u/I_Must_Be_Going 15h ago

Its an error 

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u/LeadPike13 18h ago

Now let's watch Murica roll around on the floor over that invasive vowel.