stupid question alert - when exactly would you use either of them? I understand generally, that the apostrophe means it belongs to someone or when you miss out a letter, such as won't.
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Mine is when people mix up brought and bought.
It's- it is
Its- possessive pronoun, like hers, theirs, yours
I literally came here to post that when I noticed this thread! You see it here allllll the time. I once typed it into the comment box just to double check it wasn't autocorrecting I seen it that often!
The dog is wagging it’s tail = The dog is wagging it is tail
WRONG
The dog is wagging its tail = The dog is wagging his/her/its tail
RIGHT
It’s raining outside = It is raining outside
RIGHT
Does this make sense to you? I am glad you are asking, because once you understand you won’t forget!
Signs outside shops advertising things spelt as:-
Shoe's
Bag's
Coat's
Also, in Yorkshire many people call a packet of crisps a packet of crisp.
Shoe's
Bag's
Coat's
Also, in Yorkshire many people call a packet of crisps a packet of crisp.
"Discusting" and it's usually those parents who spell their double-barrelled child's name purposefully wrong who say it 
A lot of people round here use “of cause” instead of “of course”
I think you're being to harsh on people, they don't mean too!
No, I know. The climate is changing as far as quotation marks go. But floating punctuation isn't the same as hanging punctuation and American rules aren't the same as British rules.
American rules: Put the period or comma inside the quotation marks if you are using so-called "scare quotes."
To be honest, if America changes our quotation rules I will happily go along with that change. British rules make more sense. But there will still be a bunch of confused Americans getting it wrong.
Grocer’s apostrophe is the use of an apostrophe in plural words e.g. apple’s, orange’s etc.
A grocer's apostrophe is the incorrect addition of an apostrophe, when there should be none. Advertising "apple's" instead of apples.
Hahaha that’s funny.
I was looking for a ‘to do’ notepad on Amazon last night and there were at least three that said TO DO’S - That’s a grocer’s apostrophe right?!
People writing thinks like 'argh, what a cute puppy' instead of ' ahh , what a cute puppy'.
To me the former is a negative reaction , and the latter a positive and I read them as such . My inner voice pronounces them differently.
To me the former is a negative reaction , and the latter a positive and I read them as such . My inner voice pronounces them differently.
Quite funny when someone on a dating app tells you they want to duck you because predictive text has changed the word. Lol
I just heard 'I runned'
It made me laugh so I RAN here to tell you all!
It made me laugh so I RAN here to tell you all!
I have also heard « she grinded out the last pieces of work she had to do in order to graduate », um, no, that would be « ground out »!
In US English, I have seen « The sun/light shined through the window ». Again, no, that would be shone, the only things that can be shined are shoes!
Not exactly grammar but…DOMANOSE 
