Is it a thing to use His instead of He's?

[boringbelle]

I'm noticing that many posts online are using His when they mean 'he's'. I thought it was a typo at first, but seeing it so often I wonder if people don't know that it's incorrect and are spelling out 'he's' as they say it.

But what I've also noticed is that no one seems to correct it like they do with other grammatical inaccuracies such as 'Your' instead of '

So AIBU to care, as I find it so annoying, especially as I think it's a new error that's creeping in?

Oops - your instead of you're

I see it the other way around..He's being used for His.

Yes I've seen it both ways. Clearly written by people who dont read books or learn from what other people write on line.

I just tend to assume they have an overenthusiastic autocorrect.

It’s not a thing, it’s just people that don’t know how to spell.

Yanbu and I've seen them switched both ways. Another one that annoys me is when people write "been" instead of "being"

I've not seen this one much, but I've heard it spoken both ways around so I assume it's just one of those little linguistic quirks that works it's way into the written language.

As a hardened pedant who also loves the internet and also loves language and etymology, I've had to accept a lot of linguistic quirks that have worked their way into written language. If I corrected every one I saw I'd never do anything else.

‘Isle’ instead of ‘aisle’ when talking about weddings. It gives me rage like no other.

The first rule of the internet - any post about grammar or spelling will include some sort of error 😄

Same. It's the apostrophe thing imho which is everywhere now
"local School's"
"sausage's and bacon"
And so on.
Saw a menu in what looked like a nice, bit "posh", restaurant and thought "ffs even Word would most likely highlight that".
Grinds a bit that I spent all these years trying to learn English, when I could have just skip most of my classes and still be up to a basic standard today 😂

Only for those who can't spell

@JustBitetheKnotsOff "I just tend to assume they have an overenthusiastic autocorrect"

So do I. But where's the opportunity to show your superiority in that?

In my accent ‘his’ is pronounced ‘he’s’ as in ‘that’s one of he’s favourites’. I think that possibly leads to confusion when writing as the 2 words sound exactly the same when in most accents there is a clear distinction.

I’ve also noticed it a lot in the last year or so. Never saw it before then (or if I did, it was rare enough not to register). Annoys me too as it seems so basic.
I wonder if the internet just makes language change faster. I might be wrong, but I don’t remember 10-15 years ago hearing people say “I was stood/sat” (instead of standing/sitting) and now everyone seems to say it.

Can someone give an example please? I do think accent can contribute to things like this. As pp sd if words sound the in your accent you are perhaps more likely to confuse them when writing.

My DH does this all the time. Also "am" instead of "I'm". Drives me mad, but it's because English is not his first language and he is spelling phonetically.

Yes. It's shocking and I do judge people who can spell he's.

Also could/should of is an absolute disgrace.

Yes it’s about accent. I used to teach in East London and ‘his’ and ‘he’s’ was a common error as it is pronounced the same. Doesn’t happen where I now teach in Wales!

My H uses ‘he’s’ Instead of ‘his’. Drives me insane.

I wish I understood the thought process that goes into some of these mistakes. Eg why does the person writing the menu know there is no apostrophe in "salads" but then writes "drink's"? It would (sort of) make more sense if they used an incorrect apostrophe in every plural word, but it's usually just random

His always going on at me.

That's an example I've seen on here recently.

Well, yes, he's; does sound like 'his' in many accents. It's still not right written down! I tend to skim over it once but by the second or third time it's used in one post I am slapping my forehead. Also the 'been' for 'being' - it might sound the same but it can render written documents illegible.

It's wise to know the difference, even if you occasionally slip up and slide into the vernacular or 'sounds like'...

It is a mistake like your / you're or brought / bought or Chester draws

Nobody corrects it because correcting spelling and grammar online is seen as elitist

Yep this! Except in my accent it's the other way round - he's pronounced his! If I'm not concentrating e.g. in a quick text then I sometimes just type the way it sounds in my head

I've not encountered this and cant quite visualise it.
However the amount of people including actual published authors that don't know the difference between weary and wary makes me so ragey! The meanings aren't even close to similar so it is really jarring when I read it in the wrong situation.