Who’s on First
March 16, 2010
Speaking of apostrophes (well, we were a while ago), here’s another often-flubbed item:
Who’s is a contraction of “Who is”: Who’s going home for Passover? Who’s eating too much?
Do you recall how we remember it’s (the contraction of “it is”)? Same goes for who’s: Think of the apostrophe as a leftover from the dot of the i.
Whose is possessive: Whose life is it anyway? Whose family is certifiably insane?
Who’s with me?