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We both used links from the same source.
I've traditionally used no apostrophe for inanimate objects, like a bus.
But when dealing with a gendered, thinking being, use the apostrophe.
Edit: no need for down-votes for a good-faith discussion, is there?
From the page that you linked:
The nature of the object doesn't change which form to use (which should make it easier to determine which is correct), and the correct form is not a debate.
Sure, language changes, but for now that's the accepted rule.
Awesome! Thanks! I was initially sure the pedant was right, but my grammarly "research" was hasty and misapplied, and I thought I had learned a new thing I was doing wrong. I do a lot of those...
No problem - cheers.
Downvotes for spreading incorrect information is appropriate.
Can't tell if troll or tragically clueless