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Originally posted by Gordi The Drummer
Well, they are NOT the same, they are NOT interchangeable, and they do have very different meanings!
Originally posted by bigvig316
can we make sure people know the difference between to, too, and two. Also between it's and its.
to - go with, travel, transform. with
too - means also
two - 2, it's a number
now the it's
it's - conjunction of it is
its - is the possessive pronoun.
[edit on 11/27/2009 by bigvig316]
Originally posted by Gordi The Drummer
***Deep Breath*** check.
Count to ten... check.
Exhale and relax.... check!
OK, as the title, and my signature suggests, this thread is all about the use, and mis-use of the words/terms "there" "their" and "they're".
EVERY SINGLE THREAD that I have viewed, in the last few weeks, has had at least one, but usually many more, mis-uses of one or more of the above words.
Why??
The correct meaning of each one is very simple, it is very easy to learn, and the last time I checked, it is taught at schools in every developed country in the world.
Some posters on ATS/BTS seem to think that the 3 words/terms are completely interchangeable?
or that maybe they only have to learn one of the three, since they all "sound" the same?
Well, they are NOT the same, they are NOT interchangeable, and they do have very different meanings!
So... for the un-initiated, (or hard of thinking), I shall explain, in very simplified terms, what each of them means, and how they can be used in a sentence.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin...
"There" means at, to, or in that place (e.g. Sit over there. or We're heading there.)
"Their" means belonging to, or associated with them. (e.g. That's their car.)
"They're" is simply an abbreviation of "They are" (e.g. They're here.)
A sample sentence showing all three could be:
"They're sitting in their car, over there."
(They are sitting in the car belonging to them, at that place)
As a rather annoying Meercat on UK TV Ads would say.... "Simples!"
Rant Over.
Thanks for reading this far!