Friday, June 10, 2011

Criminal Sentence 560: An Apostrophe in Paris

From a review of Woody Allen's latest film, "Midnight in Paris" (which I liked):

"...its a bit thin and glib to call a masterpiece, but it's still a delicious trifle..."

Which its/it's is incorrect, apostrophe and film buffs?
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4 comments:

  1. Marilee MathesonJune 10, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    The first one needs an apostrophe.

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  2. AnonymousJune 10, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    The first "its" is incorrect -- it must be "it's"

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  3. The Sentence SleuthJune 10, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Both of you are correct!

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  4. AnonymousJune 15, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Yes, there's always an apostrophe for the contraction of "it is", e.g. "It's always my cat that hisses!"

    If the meaning isn't "it is" then there's no apostrophe, e.g. "My cat wags its tail all the time."

    Angry cat!

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