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False Positive: 'It's' -> 'Its' (`ItsPossessive`)
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Beginner friendly
bug
harper-core
linting
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- Rust
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Description
**What got flagged?**
`It's`
**Why is this incorrect?**
Here, `It's` _is_ being used as a contraction of 'it' and 'is'
**Example of correct usage:**
```md
It's tonight.
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Locate the Rust implementation of the ItsPossessive rule and reproduce the reported Markdown example, `It's tonight.` Confirm why the contraction is flagged, then verify that the example is accepted without regressing possessive-usage checks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100