In Lynne Truss's book "Eats, Shoots & Leaves," she humorously discusses the concept of the Law of Conservation of Apostrophes through Beachcomber's columns. This law posits that there is a natural balance to apostrophe usage, where any omission from "it's" correlates with an excess in "its." This notion has been seen as a deviation from standard grammar since the 13th century.
Through this lens, Truss highlights the absurdity of language conventions,...