Nemeski@lemm.ee to Apple@lemmy.world · 5 months agoApple blocks PC emulator from being available in iOS App Store and third-party app stores9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down18
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkApple blocks PC emulator from being available in iOS App Store and third-party app stores9to5mac.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Apple@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squarenexas_XIII@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI thought it was “it’s” as it’s a possessive apostrophe? The policies are Apple’s, so it’s would be an appropriate substitution, no?
minus-squarelaughterlaughter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoNo, the possessive apostrophe doesn’t apply to possessive pronouns. Apostrophes in pronouns are for abbreviations (like “he is” becomes “he’s” and “it is” becomes “it’s”) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/pronouns-possessive-my-mine-your-yours-etc And: https://promova.com/content/86_Possessive_Pronouns_in_English_41a7b3d23c.png
Apple and its* policies.
I thought it was “it’s” as it’s a possessive apostrophe?
The policies are Apple’s, so it’s would be an appropriate substitution, no?
No, the possessive apostrophe doesn’t apply to possessive pronouns. Apostrophes in pronouns are for abbreviations (like “he is” becomes “he’s” and “it is” becomes “it’s”)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/pronouns-possessive-my-mine-your-yours-etc
And: https://promova.com/content/86_Possessive_Pronouns_in_English_41a7b3d23c.png