Automattic / Automattic/harper

False Positive: 'It's' -> 'Its' (`ItsPossessive`)

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bug harper-core linting
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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

Open the contributing 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

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