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Rule "its vs it is"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	its vs it is
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>it's</suggestion> (short for 'it is') instead of 'its' (possessive pronoun)?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-its/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Its Google not Facebook. Correction suggestion: It's Hey, its Katie from finance. Correction suggestion: it's Its Jackson but you can call me Jack. Correction suggestion: It's Its Jackson's car. Correction suggestion: It's
Correct sentences for comparison:	Its Chancellor, Robert Hutchins, structured the school as an "ideal meritocracy," with no age requirement. Immediately below is LT's response to adding a "hook" in CMS that would distinguish ITs associated with SBA activity from other IT agreements....
ID:	IT_IS_2 [46]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-13 22:33:10 +0100)

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