I'm 'oying' myself for this post but I feel it's a service so I will sacrifice myself:
'...if you can replace the word with "it is" or "it has", then the word is it's:
It's a long way to Tipperary.
If you can replace the word with "who is" or "who has", then the word is who's:
Who's that knocking at my door?
If you can replace the word with "they are", then the word is they're:
They're not going to get away with this.
And if you can replace the word with "there is", the word is there's:
There's a surprising amount about the apostrophe in this book.
If you can replace the word with "you are", then the word is you're:
You're never going to forget the difference between "its" and "it's".'
- From Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
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