I am bit cross

I notice such things but would never comment. Why would I want someone to feel inadequate?

You can't rely on your spell check, it is sometimes wrong. You would not believe the number of CVs I used to receive from accountants who were experienced at bank reconciliation's!

A Fb post which pops up now and again is: "If you see a post from me where I use your instead of you're send out a search party, I have been kidnapped"!

My iPad has a nasty habit of correcting and adding things of its own accord. It really makes me doubt myself!

I would never make a public correction of a friend's grammar - it's disloyal rather than rude. However, I am dismayed at the general level of poor grammar amongst so-called 'nationals'. And, the idea that an apostrophe is 'only an apostrophe' is the reason why so many younger members of the population are unable to use apostrophes. Unfortunately, this is not helped by the predictor on smart phones/tablets that often 'corrects' words it doesn't like and puts in something else quite ridiculous. With the enormous changes in our society resulting from waves of migration the English language is degrading as I hear everywhere the phrase 'innit?' not even being used to represent isn't it? but just as an ending to a sentence. So, if we want to preserve our national language we should not only write it correctly but we should speak it correctly too.

I always notice incorrect grammar because that is just the way I am. However I would never ever dream of correcting anyone!

Yes it is rude to correct people. I once corrected my late MIL, about 30 years ago, for mispronouncing Penelope when reading to my small children. She was livid to say the least and told me how rude it was to correct people. Lesson learned.

Datum here.

...when will those data respect the fact that I’m the one that is single?

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There's little logic behind omitting the apostrophe from 'its', which is the possessive of 'it'. In fact, 'its' is 'it's' possessive. But it is so.
If picking up a grammatical mistake is rude, picking up someone who picks up a grammatical mistake is ever ruder.

NfkDumpling - only use “it’s” as a shortened form of “it is”. “Its” means belonging to “it” so no apostrophe is needed.

Oh dear! I’m always judging people on FB by their/there/they’re poor grammar but never say anything (well except in reply to one awful racist remark and let’s admit it, racists are fair/fare game)

But I sometimes wonder if it might actually be a kindness to give adults a hint to look a their grammar and perhaps rectify errors that date back to their school days when they didn’t quite ‘get it’.

That's me, though I don't always do it silently! Love the mug, do they do tee shirts also?!

It's an annoying thing but the computer has its own mind. However I have to say that the sentence above is correct and auto check put in the apostrophe for me.
I think it's very rude to point out incorrect usage when we have to watch what autocheck is up to and it's very easy not to notice what it has done.
I love that mug MawBroon and I will definitely have a look at the Literary Gift Company with half the family having birthdays between now and that other time that we buy multiple gifts.

Just point out that you agree with GBS and that you have decided to ban the apostrophe from your writing style! Like the mug - will look at the site; thanks, pensionpat.

I thought I'd got the hang of its and it's but my spell checker keeps disagreeing with me. Can someone please explain it again?

Oh yes I meant to comment in support of the OP. It's good to be a bit cross, rather than a bit humiliated, which presumably is the aim of the FB police person.

I love those Literary Gift Company gifts. I plan to get the teacher voice one for one of our adult children - yes, a teacher

Grey duster. The mug is from The Literary Gift Company. I bought one for my teacher DIL which said "don't make me use my teacher voice ". They have lots of witty gifts such as Lady Macbeth soap.

As an old-fashioned grammarian, I find my blood pressure rising at such errors, but when I was teaching mature students, I used to say, 'If in doubt, leave it out' because I'd rather see no apostrophe than an apostrophe in the wrong place - the 'greengrocer's apostrophe'! However, it's downright rude to correct grammar and punctuation on FB or on Gransnet for that matter.

Made me laugh! Who is this person? FB police?

I am generally good at English Language and spot mistakes where others don't (work communications from above for example) but on FB? seriously? I know I do similar; like its instead of it's! I use text lingo sometimes (even though I am well aware of how it should be spelt. Is she a close friend or teacher and was maybe trying to be humorous? If not, get rid! We aren't at school now lol

If I corrected all the mistakes I spot on FB including those from the pages of my news feed not just people's comments, I wouldn't have time to post anything else ! Some of the comments are pure gobbledygook due to a complete lack of correct spelling or grammar.
It's FB who cares

Thank you I am glad it is not just me

I don’t blame you for being annoyed. It’s rude and it’s as bad as correcting someone’s speech. Facebook and other forums are informal. I’d unfriend her too, but not before telling her why.

If this person is more interested in your grammar than the content of your post on facebook then "unfriend" is the answer to her/his rudeness.

Some people seem to just enjoy putting others down. It says more about them than the person they're admonishing.

Just be yourself - if that is possible in the world of Facebook.

Yes, errant apostrophes do seem to matter an inordinate amount to some. If you were writing a formal letter it might be quite helpful for a dear friend to proof read (if you asked them to) , but as it was FB, just seems unnecessary and bordering on rude to my mind.

Tin hat on ...

I think it's rude to comment but to some people it is the be all and end all of their lives to point out mistakes like this,I for one am not perfect with my English and don't pretend to be so but others are so so precise.
Ignore them and carry on with your own way of posting and hope the person who commented can find something more interesting to post about.