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		raverbashing on Oct 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apo... But you don't write them like that, you write "his/hers"

oneeyedpigeon on Oct 9, 2024 [–]

Different words. "His dog" means the dog belonging to him. "He's a dog" means "he is a dog".

raverbashing on Oct 9, 2024 | [–]

> Different words

Obviously

I meant people don't write "he's" as the possessive form of he. Hence they shouldn't write it's as the possessive form of it.

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