Yes. Very much. I understand I’m being pedantic, but I don’t really do it to bash on the writer. I do it for me. It’s like an itch. I see “its” being wrongly used, and writing it the correct way is like scratching that itch.

Does it make a difference? Who knows. Some people tell me to go eat dicks, some people thank me because they either didn’t know the difference, or it was a typo (ironically, I’ve made this very mistake in the past!)

Also, I understand that languages evolve, so who knows and “it’s” instead of “its” becomes the norm. But at the moment, I find it bothersome (like “your/you’re” and “would of”)

And I also understand that we all come from a variety of backgrounds and educational skills. Some people know less stuff than I do, some people know waaaay more than I do. I personally appreciate when someone corrects me.

In the end, this is just lemmy, so I don’t take things too seriously here (in spite of this lengthy essay, lol!) This is an escape for me. If you got this far, thanks for reading.