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My Biggest Complaint About Spelling - Misuse Of It’s

My biggest complaint about spelling is when people misuse the abbreviation it’s when they actually mean the possessive “its”. I see it over and over and it’s really irking (I know that’s not a word, but I just made it up) me.

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  1. some people seem like they’ve never been to school

  2. You think “irking” is not a word?

    irking
    1 dictionary results for: irking
    American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This irk (ûrk) Pronunciation Key
    tr.v. irked, irk·ing, irks
    To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See Synonyms at annoy.

    [Middle English irken, to weary, possibly from Old Norse yrkja, to work, make verses, harangue; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition - Cite This Source
    Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
    Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

    So tell me, what word did you “make up”?

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