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

[BHopkins]

I could care less.

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

I believe the expression is "I couldn't care less". Think about it.

And of course to, too, and two.

And, unbelievably, to. It blows me away when people use these three words interchangeably. These are single syllable words that we all learned when we were very young. I'm guessing they were on our first grade spelling tests? IDK. That was a long time ago.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Fixed?

Fixeded

 

[John Galt]

So if I named my boat “Their” then this sentence makes grammatical sense:

They’re there on the Their.

 

[wwillson]

Wishing you a continued blessed retirement.

I will never stop doing something productive. It's not in my DNA to be idle.

 

[BHopkins]

Only if you aren't there with them on the Their. If you were there, then it would be, We are here on the Their. Right?

 

[slo town]

I could care less.

It's supposed to be "I couldn't care less".

Smiling at ya,

Scott

 

[Urshurak776]

Lets talk about irregardless. Is that a word? Should it be? It's considered non-standard. I have a co-worker that goes nuts if you use it, so I, of course, use it as much as I can. She said you should just use "regardless."

 

[thastinger]

I could care less.

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

Could or Couldn't?

 

[Passport1]

Less and fewer

Because I am old enough to have attended grammar school and not middle school grammatical rules matter. For example when to use the subjunctive mood verb form or past tense.

Treating the written language with care and precision is very important. When rules are ignored or discarded it might signal a culture in decline.

 

[John Galt]

‘Let me ax you a question” is the one that make my ears hurt.

 

[55hambone]

You all need to be quite.

Quite what?

 

[slo town]

Lets talk about irregardless. Is that a word? Should it be? It's considered non-standard. I have a co-worker that goes nuts if you use it, so I, of course, use it as much as I can. She said you should just use "regardless."

I'm with your colleague on that one. Irregardless drives me nuts too. Irrespective is usually the proper term.

Scott

 

[thastinger]

I have a dude at work who regularly says "For all intensive purposes"

 

[dippschtick]

You all need to be quite.

I catch that one all the time. People have a hard time spelling quiet.

 

[Pablo]

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

To a point. I get it.

That said, the corruption of the English language needs no further assistance. Write and speak correctly. Accuracy and precision are a good thing. In writing, learning just a few things, makes posts more clear and does not take extra time.

And yes I know my posts are filled with typographical/keyboard errors (most likely Pablo error = missing words!)

 

[opus1]

Lose and loose?

And their cousins, loser and looser.

 

[John Galt]

“Statue” of limitations will be soon be enacted (erected?) on this thread.

 

[wwillson]

That said, the corruption of the English language needs no further assistance. Write and speak correctly. Accuracy and precision are a good thing. In writing, learning just a few things, makes posts more clear and does not take extra time.

When you work in corporate America, you absolutely must use proper English if you want to be taken seriously.

 

[thastinger]

Less and fewer

Because I am old enough to have attended grammar school and not middle school grammatical rules matter. For example when to use the subjunctive mood verb form or past tense.

Treating the written language with care and precision is very important. When rules are ignored or discarded it might signal a culture in decline.

Joke?

 

[crashz]

Breaks and Brakes.

(mic drop and walks off stage)