It's Personal!

I don't remember much from English class - after all it was a long time ago. One thing I do remember is when to use an apostrophe.

I have lost track of the times that I have seen an apostrophe when someone was simply using a plural...like "the turkey's were lucky to escape the hatchet!"

It drives me absolutely crazy! It changes the whole meaning of the sentence, or it makes the sentence so confusing that I have forgotten what the point was.

"Apostrophes for Dummies" says:
Apostrophes are those little curved marks you see hanging from certain letters. They look harmless enough, so why do even well educated people throw them where they don't belong and leave them out where they're needed? ...

For a little guidance, Wikihow tells us:
Avoid using an apostrophe to indicate a plural. The incorrect use of an apostrophe to form the plural is called the greengrocer's apostrophe, since grocers are often the worst (or at least the most visible) offenders. If you have more than one apple, then write apples, not apple's. If you cannot replace the word with "his," "her," or "their" and if it isn't a contraction, then an apostrophe should not be used

So please, the next time you feel like hanging that little curved mark, ask yourself "who owns it?"...make it personal!

Having said all that...I just don't understand those its, its' & it's!