Posted on 09/22/2011 6:46:15 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
The English language is full of problems like the one presented by there, their and they're. Most native English speakers pronounce these the same way; therefore, it is difficult for some to judge in which situation to use which spelling. Each spelling means a very different thing; if you'd like to learn the difference, read on!
Use there when referring to a place, whether concrete ("over there by the building") or more abstract ("it must be difficult to live there").
Also use there with the verb BE (is, am, are, was, were) to indicate the existence of something, or to mention something for the first time.
Use their to indicate possession. It is a possessive adjective and indicates that a particular noun belongs to them.
Remember that they're is a contraction of the words they and are. It can never be used as a modifier, only as a subject (who or what does the action) and verb (the action itself).
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Yep, your right. ;-)
no, i eschew them.
Careful, your diphthong is showing. (Note the correct use of “your”)
And forget pronouns. Even newscasters often get “I” and “me” wrong. I remember years ago when I worked at a large law firm and one of the attorneys was leading a meeting. She said “If there are any questions, just call Jeff or I”. I wanted to smack her.
Yes - another one! Of and have.
I GIVE UP!!! LOL
There are two subjects in that sentence. A comma is required when there are two subjects.
"We are all adults and should know this!" needs no comma.
"We are all adults, and we should know this!" requires a comma.
Try living in southern Utah. You’ll go crazy with the “I seen” and “I done” crowd.
I live in SC. I am almost convinced that “I seen” is correct since everyone uses it!
Guess she didn't have Miss Goldberg to instruct her to remove "Jeff" from the sentence to determine the proper usage.
Sometimes the old methods are best. My daughter (now 26) STILL remembers "when two vowels go walking, the first does the talking..."
Yep, let's pay our teachers more money, they truly are getting thru to the kids! (/sarc)
Choose v chose...
Loose v lose...
I just remembered another icky one. “He doesn’t have no sense.” Hate it!
You wouldn't have known that.
But can you pronounce nuclear? Poor George Bush. One would have thought that Laura the librarian would fixed that.
My mother taught me correct grammar from the time I could talk. I knew the parts of speech when I was four. She drilled grammar into us as well as spelling. She taught me more than any of my teachers. I have done the same with my kids. My son (who is not well-educated) knows his grammar and sometimes corrects his friends around me. LOL
I don’t understand how kids can graduate from college but not be able to write a paragraph with correct spelling and grammar. I am certainly not perfect, but as least I can get the basics right!
Choose v chose...
Loose v lose...
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A lot of people play fast and loose when spelling loser. That’s why they spell it ‘looser’.
I guess it takes one to spell it that way.
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