Its academic, or is it? Soon, no one will care about correct grammar, and the apostrophe will disappear into infinity.(Column) From: Newsweek | Date: November 6, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Common confusion about the words its and it's and of the apostrophe in general are signs of the declining respect for grammar and reading. Other sign include lamps designed for TV watching but not for reading, new dictionaries thrown out, and no attention paid to grammar on the Internet.

IF YOU'RE 35 YEARS OR OLDER, YOU PROBABLY IDENTIFY A common grammatical error in the heading on this page. Younger than that and, well, you likely have another opinion: "Its all relative" -- except, of course, for the apostrophe. Unfortunately, age appears to be the demarcation here. For those in the ...

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