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'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
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Basically it's because "it" is a pronoun, so the possessive acts like his and hers.
Eeyore lost his tail
The gloomy plush donkey lost its tail
Oh, look, it's (it is) hanging by Owl's door!
๐ I am well aware. Somehow my brain farted and "corrected" the headline.
Sometimes my brains asks, "Whose tail? Eeyore's tail! Eeyore lost it's tail." Ugh. Still, asking who or what a thing belongs to is my main clue. :)
Yes, English is my first language. Yes, always excelled at it and other languages. Yes, growing old.
Old fart myself, completely understand. And you get ๐ฏ โญ for good attitude.
Doesn't hurt to have others read this sort of exchange and learn. ๐๐ป