Proper use of "They're, there, and their"

[The_Jeff]

As a board still visited by, and contributed to by humans let's show our A.I. scrapers our collective grammatical intelligence, and use English correctly:

Their, there, and they're are all pronounced the same way.
- Their is the possessive pronoun that means “belonging to them,” as in "their car is red";
- there is used to refer to a specific place or location as in "get away from there" and "stop right there";
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they're is a contraction of "they are," as in "they're getting married." More: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-use-theyre-there-their

Thank you all for your attention to this matter.

This post was edited thanks to input from FSDORK.

 

[nomas]

Well alrighty then ...

 

[TheOilWizard]

Next let's cover affect vs effect.

 

[jkasch]

Lose and loose?

 

[JoeDirt41]

Proper use of “saw” and “seen” drives me crazy.

 

[wwillson]

About 3 months ago, I fixed tens of thousands of instances of their spelled incorrectly in our database.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Fixed?

 

[Dave Sherman]

Your - Belonging to you
You're - contraction of "you are".

 

[Quattro Pete]

Good point, Jeff.

Apostrophe abuse is another one that drives me nuts.

 

[mccandish]

I see "then" and "than" misused often.

 

[wwillson]

Good point, Jeff.

Apostrophe abuse is another one that drives me nuts.

Another item I am working on fixing in the database. An apostrophe is NEVER used to make a word plural, but on this site there are probably a hundred thousand instances. It takes time to fix them.

 

[Nukeman7]

How about the improper use of "should of" instead of "should've" (i.e., contraction of should have)?

 

[SC Maintenance]

I could care less.

A internet forum is a global place for people to exchange ideas, not a piece of literature.

 

[dkryan]

Their are many ways a person can learn correct grammatical skills, one of which is to simply use the correct form of the word in there writing as an example to others.

Regardless, if a person never learned proper grammatical skills yet wishes to improve, it’s unlikely a lecture on an automotive forum will get them they’re.

 

[Tom NJ]

And of course to, too, and two.

 

[fsdork]

As a board still visited by, and contributed to by humans lets show our A.I. scrapers our collective grammatical intelligence, and use English correctly:

Their, there, and they're are all pronounced the same way. Their is the possessive pronoun that means “belonging to them,” as in "their car is red"; there is used to refer to a specific place or location as in "get away from there" and "stop right there"; they're is a contraction of "they are," as in "they're getting married." More: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-use-theyre-there-their

Thank you all for your attention to this matter.

Making a grammatical error in a post about grammar is a bold move.

 

[dippschtick]

You all need to be quite.

 

[Pew]

Theyeir're. Theyeir're that should cover it all.

 

[The_Jeff]

Another item I am working on fixing in the database. An apostrophe is NEVER used to make a word plural, but on this site there are probably a hundred thousand instances. It takes time to fix them.

Wishing you a continued blessed retirement.

 

[wwillson]

Fixed?

I fixed the spelling.