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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
My Language Pet Peeve
It truly bothers me when people don't know the difference between the words: there, their, and they're. Oooo...it bugs me. I understand that either they weren't paying attention when this was taught OR they truly don't know or remember how it works. So here it is for all those who need a quick lesson. 'There' refers to over 'there' or 'There it is'. 'Their' refers to possession of something, like 'their' hat, 'their' coat, etc. 'They're is a contraction that means 'they are'.
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Here is how I teach the difference:
ReplyDeletethere has the word here in it---go there; come here
their has the word heir in it---it belongs to someone or will after somebody dies...