"Angus McGregor, your thriftyness borders on the parsimonious!""Being frugal is using one lemon for a pitcher of lemonade, but being parsimonious is asking your guests to bring their own lemon."
'Would you like this candy or these desserts to follow the meal?'This is being used as an indicator for a singular item, and these is being used as an indicator for multiple items.See the related...
Use it's (with the apostrophe) only when you mean "it is" or "it has." For example: It's time to go. (It is time to go.)It's been a long time. (It has been a long time.) Use its (without the...