Hi David,
Yeah, this is definitely a pet hate of mine in all its forms, though the one that drives me most up the wall is the confusion of its with it's


I know that the confusion is caused by "'s" more often meaning "belonging to" (genitive) than being short for "is", but I'm sorry, it brings out the grammar policeman in me. And what really gets me is that supposedly well-educated people with highly-paid jobs are among the worst culprits.

Grrrr!

Spiky Fish


P.S. People for whom English is not the first language are, of course, fully excused any kind of rant from the grammar police . In fact they deserve to be showered with praise if they can get these particularly tricky facets of English right .