It is what it is.
Or: It's what it is.
But not: It's what it's.
>
>I can’t envisage any use of “it is” (or “it’s”) at the end of a
>sentence, Philippe, except perhaps colloquially or in older forms
>of the language. But the rule is that the possessive pronoun has
>no apostrophe, whereas the contraction of the phrase “it is” does.
>
>>
>>
>> Help a poor non-native. I had learned that no contractraction
>>such as " it’s « for "it is" should be used (and is actually ever
>>heard) at the end of a sentence.
>>
>> Are trends changing?
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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