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Your Second-Grade English Lesson For Today

Makuta_of_Oz

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That's right, YOUR lesson, not YOU'RE lesson!

 

Okay, let's begin by learning about the words "there", "their" and "they're".

  • "There" refers to place. Eg. "I live just over there".
  • It can also be used in such context as "There is no need to worry."
  • "Their" refers to possession. Eg. "Their lawn needs mowing."
  • "They're" is a contraction. It is short for "they are". Eg. "They're not heading to school today."

Now, next up is the difference between "your" and "you're".

  • "You're" is another contraction, meaning "you are". Eg. "You're wasting my time."
  • "Your" refers to possession, just as "their" does, except the item belongs to you. Eg. "That's your problem."
  • Only use "you're" if you mean "you are". DO NOT use "your" in this case.

Next, we will learn about "to", "too" and "two".

  • "To" expresses motion regarding a destination. Eg. "We are heading to the shops."
  • "Too" means to a higher degree than someone or something can handle. Eg. "This boulder is too heavy for me to move."
  • "Two" is the number 2. Eg. "People even get this confused with the other two words sometimes."

Finally, we will learn the difference between "lose" and "loose".

  • "Lose", pronounced "LOOZ", is the opposite of "find". Eg. "I hope I don't lose my watch."
  • In some cases, it is also the opposite of "win". Eg. "Unless we do something we're going to lose the match!"
  • "Loose", pronounced "LOOSS", is the opposite of "tight" Eg. "If we don't fix this loose screw, the whole machine may fall apart!"

Thank you, and that's our second-grade English lesson for today. I hope no-one will get these simple words confused ever again. :angry:

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BioGio

"To" can also be used in the infinitive, as you used it in you're explanation of the meaning of "too."

 

Anyway, a lot of those words you mentioned are just typoes half the time on the Internet--and a result of ignorance/laziness the other half, of course.

 

~ BioGio

 

EDIT: I can't even seem to recall that sentences end in periods today. :P

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Legolover-361 likes this.

 

I was actually pondering whether or not to include something like that in one of my blog entries. Thank you for sparing me the trouble. :P

 

Thank you very much! :biggrin:

 

You can still do it too if you want. The more this is advertised, the more people will likely learn their proper grammar, and maybe it could become an informative blogfad.

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Your a very clever person and your smart too

 

They're things people should just now your know

 

Honestly, the nerve of people out their with there "your" and "theres"

 

There just two annoying

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