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Blazecan t1_ixgo04d wrote

Reply to comment by p0inted in iFixit put up a Right to Repair billboard on the New York Governor's drive to work by kwiens

An apostrophe, (‘), is used in two ways. The first is when combining words in a conjunction. For example, can’t stands for can not. The apostrophe can also be used to show ownership. In this case, “America’s first electronics Right to Repair Bill” means that this first electronics Right to Repair Bill belongs to America

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xternal7 t1_ixguhha wrote

Notable exception being pronouns, where [pronoun]'s means [pronoun] is, and [pronoun]s suggests possession because English says fuck you.

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vedyzal t1_ixh0lg6 wrote

huh? that's not how it works. Possession is a whole inflection in english. His, Hers, Theirs, Mine, etc. The 's thing is an abbreviation bc that's how every single language on earth works, they tend to have abbreviated forms of words and expressions. With all the valid criticisms you could've given (inconsistent spelling being a big one) this one just ain't it, chief.

I hate it when natives pretend that their language is "hard". It seems like a common attitude around the world. Native speakers are unable to objectively (if that was even a thing) discern how hard or easy their language is.

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