Oh hey! I just want you to know that this isn't directed at you. Because I think you are a great writer! This is for that other blogger. Over there.
It's / Its
IT'S = it is
ITS = pronoun
Example: It's annoying when a fellow shopper hovers next to me. (True statement, by the way.)
Use the apostrophe because you can substitute "it is" in that sentence.
Example: My favorite black sweater is missing its buttons.
See? No apostrophe there because substituting "it is" wouldn't make sense. (And yes, I'm very sad about my black sweater.)
Feeling superior? Take this quiz on it's versus its.
They're / There / Their
THEY'RE = they are = a word usually used at the beginning of a sentence
THERE = use when referring to a place
THEIR = possessive (always comes before a noun)
Are you rolling your eyes at me yet? Then take this one, Smartypants!
LOOSE / LOSE
lose = to come to be without
loose = adjective meaning not bound together; free; slutty (heh)
Example: They're going to lose their minds when I let my boyz loose there.
Wrong: His car's are both red.
Right: His cars are both red.
Wrong: His cars paint is red.
Right: His car's paint is red.
Feeling smug? Try this!
And a bonus tip: I have lots of pairs of shoes. (Again, true statement.)
NOT: I have lot's of pair's of shoe's.
So report your scores below in the comments, class!
And again...this totally wasn't directed at you.