Johnny Au
Senior Member
Thank you for your insightful and informative comment. It was so enlightening to read. But perhaps you could provide some clarification? Did you really mean Toronto is losing its identity to the sound of singing birds (cheep condos), or did intend to comment on their relative pricing - cheap condos?
Also, the possessive form of the word it is spelled without the apostrophe - its identity. When spelled as it's the meaning is different. From Googling its versus it's: It's is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.” Its is a possessive determiner we use to say that something belongs to or refers to something. ... But the rules are very clear—it's is the same type of contraction as “where's” or “there's,” and its is a possessive just like “my” or “your.”
Source: http://www.falibo.com/vocabulary/confusing-words-in-english-2/
To anyone in UT, it's always important to proofread for its comprehension. Some of the rules are very clear. Its vs. it's is one of them.
To know which one to use, mentally replace all instances of "it's" with "it is," "it was," or "it has" and if none of them makes sense, "its" is very likely correct.