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Little things which really please...

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Baggs Sat 19-Aug-23 12:51:03

Alternative list:

it's his
it's hers
it's its
it's yours
it's theirs

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Baggs Sat 19-Aug-23 12:47:11

– when people use "different from" instead of the almost universal different to

– when people get possessive its right

When people use it's (i.e. it is) for its I always want to send them this list:
his drink
her drink
its drink
your drink
their drink
....... no aportrophes!

but I never have.

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