Thursday, June 28, 2007

Grammar Police! Pull your keyboard over!

Your vs. You're

Your is ownership of an item. You're is preceeding an action in most cases. It is a contraction of you are.

Your bike. Your shoes. Your long list of items. Your personal assistant.

You're going away. You're reading. You're running in first. You're lost.

Their vs. There vs. They're

They're going to set up their tent over there by the bushes.

They're is contraction of they are. They are is always doing something.

There is a place. Over here, over there. Go there. Eat there.

Their is ownership of item for more than one person. Their tent. Their SUV. Their running shoes.

note: When using their, remember the word refers to people, not a group or organization. Use it when the subject is an organization/company. Example: Microsoft is a huge employer. It has over 35,000 regular employees.

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