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Originally Posted by HarryT
The thought occurs to me that if you were not taught how to use a common punctuation symbol correctly when you were in your early years of school, that perhaps indicates a serious failing of the educational system. I would regard teaching children the correct use of punctuation as pretty basic education. Mind you, I see posts here every day from people who are obviously well-read, but who don't appear to know the difference between "its" and "it's", so perhaps such failings are common.
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For me, its and it's are an issue. It is not because I do not know the difference between its and it's, but rather I do not have the eye for detail to catch that mistake. I know that its is possessive and it's is a contraction, but when proof reading, I just tend to miss small details like that.
I am sure that is the case with many.