I can perhaps see where they're coming from, in that possession using names uses an apostrophe (John's, e.g., not Johns, although in German there is no apostrophe), but at the same time, his, hers, my, your, yours, all of those use no apostrophe, so why would 'its'?
Haha. I never cared about all of those grammatical errors until I was in my grammar class XD. It just bothers me now.
I would be really worried if someone said 'literally' instead of 'figuratively'. Totally different meanings 0.o.
Definitely agree with you on the whole 'woe is me' attitude! I just checked FB this morning, and saw a girl had posted " I have a horrible headache. What a horrible night." Like seriously? Thanks for all of that positive energy. Lol.
Oh, there's no 'if'; people do. The number of times I've heard people say things like "I literally fell apart" is innumerable! Now, I'm not a complete pedant, but it really isn't too much to ask to want people to use the word correctly, I wouldn't think.
My ex-flatmate has now upped his game to claiming his degree's literally going to kill him. Yes, he means literally. He's all "You can buy me drinks till February" and "I won't be able to despair when it's done because I'll be dead". Seriously? ¬_¬
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I would be really worried if someone said 'literally' instead of 'figuratively'. Totally different meanings 0.o.
Definitely agree with you on the whole 'woe is me' attitude! I just checked FB this morning, and saw a girl had posted " I have a horrible headache. What a horrible night." Like seriously? Thanks for all of that positive energy. Lol.
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My ex-flatmate has now upped his game to claiming his degree's literally going to kill him. Yes, he means literally. He's all "You can buy me drinks till February" and "I won't be able to despair when it's done because I'll be dead". Seriously? ¬_¬
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