2006-07-05 10:24:56 · 18 answers · asked by winstonsmithratm 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
i guess i should've made it clear that this is a sarcastic question.
2006-07-05 10:31:35 · update #1
for auhsojsivart; i do know how to use shift but choose not to, d***wad, because capitalization very rarely affects the meaning of something, while they're, there and their have very different meanings, douchebag.
2006-07-06 15:43:11 · update #2
I would suspect that the words will be changing in Webster's soon. I've noticed that most people use "their" or "there" for all three words. The few times I see "they're" used, they usually leave the apostrophe hanging somewhere off-screen...Those apostrophes are a wily lot.
It's just language changing. Unfortunately, those who never paid attention when they were taught grammar will always be misunderstood by those who did pay attention. You just have to take guesses and make assumptions if you don't want to always be asking "what?"
2006-07-05 11:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by mia_violenza 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'll answer with another question: Does anyone on this site know how to use the "Shift" key in order to capitalize letters?
2006-07-05 11:39:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their - it belongs to them eg. It is their car.
They're - contraction of they are as in - They're going to the movies.
There - a state or a place as in, The car is over there. There are two plates on the table.
2006-07-05 10:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by jaybird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their is possessive (Their books are open.) They're is a contraction of they are (They're coming here tonight.) There is a noun (There is a dime on the floor.)
2006-07-05 11:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by ginabgood1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their is used to denote ownership - their socks were dirty
they're is a conjunction of they are - they're going to do laundry
there is for location or in general statements - there is a laundromat over there.
2006-07-05 10:30:09 · answer #5 · answered by carebear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their is when you are talking about people. They're is short for They are. And there is is you are talking about a place
2006-07-05 10:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't know, then there's a lot more that you don't know, so therefore you should go back to school, maybe start from the 6th grade.
2006-07-05 10:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Capt Fantasy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some, but they're shy about showing off their knowledge.
2006-07-05 11:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their : belonging to, as in their home
They're : preposition for they are, as in they're inside the house
there : indicating a location, as in... the house is there on the hill
2006-07-05 10:29:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wouldn't think so by reading alot of the questions and answers!!
2006-07-05 10:29:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋