Their-There-They're

nellytheelephant

picnic wrote: »

I think it's important for good grammer... but I could never get my head around there their & they're.. (still not much wiser now) and as for to two & too...
but were, where & wear im ok on... I think
aint english fun lol

Grammar

I always struggle with being and been! Everything else I'm fiiiine with!

helloecho

I always remember them by...

There is a place, like here, hence there
They're is a contraction of they are
Their is posessive, like I, hence their

I am an editor so I pretty much spell-check for a living, and whenever I can't think of how a word should be spelt, I break it down into the words which it seems to derive from. For example, I always forget how to spell 'receive' and 'receipt' until I think about it and realise they are both variations of 'reception' therefore the 'e' must come first. 'Know' comes from 'knowledge' so that's how I differentiate between 'know' and 'now'.

I don't think there's any foolproof way to learn to spell, and there's no hard-and-fast rules; sometimes it's just a case of thinking up silly rhymes and sayings in your head and repeating them every time you spell a word. With 'necessary' I always think "I C two S's!" With to and too, one of them has "toooo many oooo's!" With current and currant, one of them looks like an ant, and one is recent. 'Rhythm' is an acronym of rhythm has your two hips moving. It's all completely stupid, but it works.

Spelling is a labour of love really, and if you're anal like me, you take the time to remember how to spell every new word you come across. :rolleyes:

LilMissEmmylou

well my math is better than their english lol - cause i got 19 out of 20 and it said i had 90%..... me thinks its 95%

adaze wrote: »

Their - If referring to someone's possesions or referring to something personally... i.e. look at their face

There - If referring to where something is or about something, i.e. look over there

They're - They are, i.e. They're over there

This is a handy little quiz to send people to.

Daisy_Daisy_2

Fern_Merkin wrote: »

Ok, that's that sorted. Now how about

were, where and we're?

:rotfl:

I can do that in one sentence!

"where are you, this is where we were yesterday, we're here now!"

(where - location "where are you", were - time "this is where we were yesterday", we're - we are (time) "we're here now"

:rotfl:

mintymoneysaver

jinky67 wrote: »

In who's world?;)
certainly not in mine:p
I am very particular about things like this:o

That would be in whose world? who's only used when writing who is!:rotfl:

Daisy_Daisy_2

jinky67 wrote: »

Or to ,two and too?

"to" - place "where are you going to?"
"two" - number "they are number two in the league"
too - multiple "I went to the zoo, are you going too?"

:-)

vikingaero

Most people who studied O-Levels had fairly good spelling. GCSE's were the downfall for spelling.

But even people who can spell do get the context wrong when typing into a keyboard.

pennypitstop_2

Also, the mix up between

advice and advise,
practice and practise,
license and licence

is even more tricky but annoys me anyway when I read the wrong one!

(Usage is if it's spelt with a 'c' it's a noun (a thing) and if it's spelt with 's' it's a verb (you're doing it) -just to prevent any more headaches out there!)

lilac_lady

I notice that some posters confuse lose and loose but that doesn't stop me reading their posts. If you haven't been taught properly it's a shame.

moonrakerz

apple's !!! :mad:

could of !!!! :mad:

dont peeple get learnt nuffink at skool now !

Read: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eats-shoots-leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1861976127

and read again ,and again !