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Rising Temperatures Are Threatening Italy’s Bank Reserves—Because They’re Made of Parmesan Cheese (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Then what would Italy be known for without it's cheese?

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  • [+] 6 points 2 months ago (8 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (6 children)

    Tbh the possesive form of "it" is a bitch. For all other words you do 's to indicate possession, but for this exact word you leave out the apostrophe. Whether vs weather, their, there, vs they're, or your vs you're, they all have nothing on this contra intuitive POS of a rule.

    Also the correct response to your comment would be: always has been

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    For all other words you do 's to indicate possession

    Only if the words are nouns, not for pronouns. "Its" is a possessive pronoun, like his, hers, ours, yours, theirs. None of those words use apostrophes.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Motherforking shirtballs! You made it make sense. Of cause "it" is a pronoun, and thus follows pronoun rules. Thank you.

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