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Old 06-30-2008, 12:48 PM
 
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I must admit I'm in a mischievous mood right now, but almost every post I read, people are not using there/their/they're correctly. I teach first grade and a good chunk of my seven-year-olds know how to spell these words correctly in context.

Really, it's not that difficult.

There: over there
Their: they own something
They're: they are

I know this is the internet and people can get away with atrocious spelling and punctuation, but I'm beginning to think that most people actually don't know how to use there/their/they're correctly. THERE, I'm done.

Oh, I just thought of another one: than and then. California is hotter then Maine is NOT correct. Come on people.
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Old 06-30-2008, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Sacramento
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You should post this in the education forum. It also drives me nuts when people use them incorrectly.
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Old 06-30-2008, 01:12 PM
 
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You should post this in the education forum. It also drives me nuts when people use them incorrectly.
I should, however, I think people from Sacramento should read this because THEY'RE the ones that are representing us as intelligent (or not) people.
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Old 06-30-2008, 01:21 PM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
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Let us not forget the oft abused it's when they mean its. Or where when they mean were. Or loose when they mean lose. Drives me nuts. I could go on, ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
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Old 06-30-2008, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Happiness is found inside your smile :)
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I know the uses - but I type FAST and most of the time do not look at spelling - so with fingers flying I sometime slip up

As I would guess alot of us do
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Old 06-30-2008, 02:54 PM
 
Location: Roseville, CA
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I've given up on correcting others' grammar/spelling errors long ago.

Having said that, I'll share some of my lexical annoyances:

- "Walla/wallah" for "voilà"
- "Pre-madonna" for "prima donna"
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Old 06-30-2008, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
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Then there's "For all intensive purposes" instead of "For all intents and purposes."
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Old 06-30-2008, 03:17 PM
 
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Then there's "For all intensive purposes" instead of "For all intents and purposes."
How about "the spitting image?" "Oh, I could care less".
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Old 06-30-2008, 03:23 PM
 
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I've seen plenty of people trying to tell you "come on" through typed words spelling it "common".
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Old 06-30-2008, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
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How about "the spitting image?" ".
What should it be? Please don't say "the splitting image." I hear that a lot. There's another one. Many people write "a lot" as "alot".
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