What about similar oddities in English?
(This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/) (I couldn’t find the link to the actual comic)
Edit: it’s to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.

  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    it’s means “it is”. It is really not difficult, just pretend you are Data and swear off contractions.

    • Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Ah, thanks for the reminder to look through some TNG again. Data is such a great character and fills the role of the outsider looking in perfectly.

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        2 days ago

        Plus he’s a sex toy, which is cool. If peak Denise Crosby wanted to find out if I was fully functional, I might bust a hydraulic hose right there.

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      I think the contraction vs possesive thing messes with me, and my brain can never settle on what goes where when, how, or why…

      • amelia@feddit.org
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        Just try changing it to “it is”. If the sentence still makes sense, it’s “it’s”. Otherwise it’s “its”.