Their/There/They’re
Their is possessive and means belonging to them.
There is a location.
They’re is a contraction for they are.
Example:
Their favoritething to do is work on their website.
I lived there before moving here. (location)
They’rethe best training instructors I’ve ever seen. (They are) Note: you get 2 for one in this sentence. J
To/Too/Two
To indicates motion.
Too means either in excess or also.
Two of course is the number 2 spelled out.
Example:
Please send referrals to me.
My spouse thinks that I work on WA too much!(excessive)
I like to work on my site but I like networking too. (also)
Two heads are better than one.
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RaeAnnePond
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Thanks Debbi! Even as a native English speaker some of those still get me, particularly the to and too. That's much clearer now. Thanks very much!
BrooklynPhil
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Debbi, those I got right, but I sometimes have to think twice about 'then' and 'than'.
Luckily I had Grammarly before Howard suggested.
The funny thing is Grammarly thinks 'than' might be incorrect.
Luckily I had Grammarly before Howard suggested.
The funny thing is Grammarly thinks 'than' might be incorrect.
HowardJaros
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For those who just can't remember these issues, there is a free app called Grammarly that can run in your Web browser and help out those of us at WA. Nice post!!