I think I am a native speaker - Australian, is that "native" English? But I digress... - and I couldn't spot the error. I was going to write the same as your comment.
Maybe the fact that english is so damn flexible with so many exceptions and patterns I just saw what was intended and rolled with it without even registering?!?
The top comments are going nuts over "it's" ?!? Really? I didn't even blink.
When the top comments talked about the error I reread the line a few times and saw zero issues with it.
The words flowing out of my brain say it is a "referential possessive"
IE "it" in this case refers to the last noun referenced, and it has a singular relationship bound to the creator.
Yes it reverses the traditional concept of ownership (normally the creator owns the product) but that is the whole point - the website seemed to have a life of it's own and has been a burden/boon to the creator these past many years - so who really owns who in that relationship?
So yeah, looked up the Its vs It's and supposedly it should be its.
But I honestly still understood perfectly what it was conveying so I'm fine with it either way.
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_carbyau_|1 year ago
Maybe the fact that english is so damn flexible with so many exceptions and patterns I just saw what was intended and rolled with it without even registering?!?
The top comments are going nuts over "it's" ?!? Really? I didn't even blink.
When the top comments talked about the error I reread the line a few times and saw zero issues with it.
The words flowing out of my brain say it is a "referential possessive" IE "it" in this case refers to the last noun referenced, and it has a singular relationship bound to the creator.
Yes it reverses the traditional concept of ownership (normally the creator owns the product) but that is the whole point - the website seemed to have a life of it's own and has been a burden/boon to the creator these past many years - so who really owns who in that relationship?
_carbyau_|1 year ago
jml7c5|1 year ago
thejohnconway|1 year ago