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I do suffer from literalism, and I'm having a hard time parsing the phrase "Joel's creativity has reached it is maxima - as if".

Normally I just gloss over the many poorly written comments on the Internet without being a grammar nazi, but since you specifically wrote this for us literalism sufferers, I thought I'd point out that it was not in fact helpful.



".. I do suffer from literalism .."

So do I, that's why I paused to find it. What I should have said was "I don't think Joel's creativity is at it's maxima." You are absolutely right.


I think dasil is making reference to the grocer's apostrophe you inserted into "its".

* its - third person neutral possessive pronoun (see also: my, your, his, her, their)

* it's - contraction of "it is".


"... think dasil is making reference to the grocer's apostrophe you inserted into "its". .."

Thanks RyanMcGreal.


While we're nit-picking, maxima is the plural. Wouldn't someone's creativity (singular) reach a maximum?


"... While we're nit-picking ..."

Good point, now enough trolling.




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