Comments on: Grammar 101: There, Their, and They’re

By: Grammar 101: To, Too, and Two « Beyond the Rhetoric

Grammar 101: To, Too, and Two « Beyond the Rhetoric — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:04:11 +0000

[...] While the issue between to, too, and two is not nearly as common as the issue we see between there, their, and they’re, quite a few people still seem to misuse this set of three [...]

By: Grammar 101: Roll and Role « Beyond the Rhetoric

Grammar 101: Roll and Role « Beyond the Rhetoric — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:01:36 +0000

[...] Homonyms and homophones can cause a lot of confusion, both for native English speakers and for people who are learning English as a second language. They sound the same, so it’s pretty easy to get each pair of words confused. [...]

By: Grammar 101: Split Infinitive Controversy « Beyond the Rhetoric

Grammar 101: Split Infinitive Controversy « Beyond the Rhetoric — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:33:43 +0000

[...] and there is no second thinking about it. For example, it is very clear whether you should use there, their, or they’re in each particular sentence. This black-and-white approach to writing doesn’t really apply to [...]

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:03:12 +0000

These 3 are actually the easiest to remember in my opinion. The memory aid I was taught was that the “i” in their means it belongs to someone, or “I own it.”I have to stop to think about affect and effect sometimes, but there, their and they’re have never given me problems.

I guess it just one I learned early and didn’t forget.

By: betshopboy

betshopboy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:57:01 +0000

The misuse and mispronounciation of these 3 words really upset me.

They do not sounds exactly the same if people bother to pronounce them properly.

By: dcr

dcr — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:03:51 +0000

The sad thing is that, for the most part, 12-20 year olds are STILL IN SCHOOL, so they should know the difference and cannot believably use the excuse “I forget.” Or, do teachers not correct these kinds of errors anymore?

Granted, I don’t think the chart is based on actual statistics, but it seems like it’s not far from the truth. Just keep an eye on your tweet stream on Twitter, and it seems to work out in about those proportions.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:15:24 +0000

OH I am so tickled that you wrote this post! The misuse of these homonyms irritates me to no end! It is sad that people need such an elementary reminder. I was reading this, laughing, and yelling out at my computer screen, “Yes, Amen!” I guess I’m easily amused…