2006-08-07 07:04:19 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hear, hear! How about its and it's, too. Also, plurals do NOT have apostrophes. I can't tell you how much that irks me. An otherwise reasonably intelligent person will write "two house's" instead of "two houses". OOH, that just grates. There is a store here called Anna's Home Furnishing's on their big building sign. But their delivery truck says Furnishings. Apparently they were too cheap or too ignorant to get their sign fixed, because it's been that way for at least 20 years. And it still irritates me every time I drive by!
2006-08-07 07:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I cannot believe you don't know this already? They're is a contraction for 'they are.' Their is the possessive form of the pronoun they. There actually has many uses... There, there, don't get excited... I am at a cyber cafe and 'there' in all its glory is beyond me. I need to check up on it. Well, for the present, "Let's not go there" explains its use as an adverb, if one knows what an adverb is. However, in the sentences: "Where are my pajamas?" "Aren't they there?" I think it more likely that there is a pronoun. Yet, when I think of it that could hardly be true. I mean, if it is hardly true then, of course, 'there' could be an adverb in answering where the pajamas are not.
There is no reason to dispair for I will investigate this matter. I think I can find evidence of there as a pronoun as well.
2006-08-07 11:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is generally a place, I will go there, put that over there. They're is relating to a group of people or articles short for "they are" Their relates to something which is the property of or "a" property of a person or article, their coat, their face. Off the top of my head, best explanation I could come up with, hope it helps. :-)
2006-08-07 07:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by Dick s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aye, and another lesson would be the use of:
'than' and 'then'
'accept' and 'except'
'effect' and 'affect'
People seem to think that it's ok to interchange such words; but it isn't because one small change can alter the whole meaning or context of the written expression. The nuances of meaning are held in the words and grammar used.
2006-08-07 09:37:20 · answer #4 · answered by copperyclover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed
2006-08-10 03:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by jarrajackie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their are a lot of people out their that you speak of - there are the ones who don't know they're grammar. There are the ones who need they're heads examined.
2006-08-07 07:12:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real easy, there relates all the time to a place, thing,and every thing imaginative excluding you , a person unless it's connnecting the privious subject. Their is a pronoun i it takes the place of a noun. my arm, his shoe,their hands;strictly ownership; and they'er is simply a compound word used in stead of they are. Is this right? anyone?
2006-08-07 07:37:20 · answer #7 · answered by camille l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While we're on the subject of bad grammar and pronunciation, can we have a slap round the ear for all those cretins who say "free" and "fink" and "fought" instead of three, think and thought, and those whoe pronounce water as "wa'er", or party as "par'y". I thind fis so inthuriating!
2006-08-07 12:16:09 · answer #8 · answered by Mike S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find the easiest way to remember is:
There - place. It's got 'here' in it, which is also to do with place
They're - They are. The apostrophe means a letter has been missed out (the 'a')
Their - belonging to them. The only one left.
Hope this helps
2006-08-07 07:14:55 · answer #9 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-11 07:06:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋