Difference between revisions of "Their - there - they're"
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'''The<big>ir</big>''' = of them. E.g. have you seen '''their''' house?<br> | '''The<big>ir</big>''' = of them. E.g. have you seen '''their''' house?<br> | ||
'''The<big>y’re</big>''' = they are. E.g. '''they’re''' moving in today.<br> | '''The<big>y’re</big>''' = they are. E.g. '''they’re''' moving in today.<br> | ||
| − | '''The<big>re</big>''' is the spelling for all other meanings of words that sound like this. E.g. I left it '''there''', in that chair; '''there''' are three things I want you to remember; “'''There''', '''there''', have you hurt yourself?â€; '''there’s''' no chance you can get a ticket? | + | '''The<big>re</big>''' is the spelling for all other meanings of words that sound like this. E.g. I left it '''there''', in that chair; '''there''' are three things I want you to remember; “'''There''', '''there''', have you hurt yourself?â€; '''there’s''' no chance you can get a ticket?[[category:homophones]][[category:spelling common errors]] |
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Revision as of 17:32, 20 November 2006
Their = of them. E.g. have you seen their house?
They’re = they are. E.g. they’re moving in today.
There is the spelling for all other meanings of words that sound like this. E.g. I left it there, in that chair; there are three things I want you to remember; “There, there, have you hurt yourself?â€; there’s no chance you can get a ticket?
