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Title: 11 grammatical mistakes that instantly reveal people's ignorance
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URL Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/ ... fkl?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
Published: Mar 18, 2017
Author: Abby Jackson
Post Date: 2017-03-28 08:52:05 by BTP Holdings
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Views: 244
Comments: 5

11 grammatical mistakes that instantly reveal people's ignorance

Tech Insider

Abby Jackson

3/18/2017

All it takes is a single tweet or text for some people to reveal their poor grasp of the English language.

Homophones — words that sound alike but are spelled differently — can be particularly pesky.

Regardless, you should never  choose incorrectly in these nine situations:

1. 'Your' vs. 'You're'

"Your" is a possessive pronoun, while "you're" is a contraction of "you are."

Example 1: You're pretty. 

Example 2: Give me some of your whiskey.

2. 'It's' vs. 'Its'

Normally, an apostrophe symbolizes possession, as in, "I took the dog's bone." But because apostrophes also replace omitted letters — as in "don't" — the "it's" vs. "its" decision gets complicated. 

Use "its" as the possessive pronoun and "it's" for the shortened version of "it is."

Example 1: The dog chewed on its bone.

Example 2: It's raining.

3. 'Then' vs. 'Than'

"Then" conveys time, while "than" is used for comparison. 

Example 1: We left the party and then went home.

Example 2: We would rather go home than stay at the party.

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4. 'There' vs. 'They're' vs. 'Their'

"There" is a location. "Their" is a possessive pronoun. And "they're" is a contraction of "they are."

Use them wisely. 

5. 'We're' vs. 'Were'

"We're" is a contraction of "we are" and "were" is the past tense of "are."

6. 'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

"Affect" is a verb and "effect" is a noun.

There are, however, rare exceptions. For example, someone can  "effect change" and "affect" can be a psychological symptom. 

Example: How did that affect you? 

Example: What effect did that have on you?

7. 'Two' vs. 'Too' vs. 'To'

"Two" is a number. 

"To" is a preposition. It's used to express motion, although often not literally, toward a person, place, or thing.

And "too" is a synonym for "also."

8. 'Into' vs. 'In To'

"Into" is a preposition that indicates movement or transformation, while "in to," as two separate words, does not.

Example: We drove the car into the lake. 

Example: I turned my test in to the teacher. 

In the latter example, if you wrote "into," you're implying you literally changed your test into your teacher.

9. 'Alot'

"Alot" isn't a word. This phrase is always two separate words: a lot.

10. 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Use who to refer to the subject of a sentence and whom to refer to the object of the verb or preposition. Shortcut: Remember that who does it to whom.

Example: Who ate my sandwich?

Example: Whom should I ask?

11. 'Whose' vs. 'Who's'

Use "whose" to assign ownership to someone and "who's" as the contraction of "who is."

Example: Whose backpack is on that table?

Example: Who's going to the movies tonight?


Poster Comment:

As Johnny Cash once said, "Practice your diction."

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#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0)

I had family person that was forever correcting others in public, with their use of the English language.

She did not have a friend in this world, not one.

Cynicom  posted on  2017-03-28   9:14:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Cynicom (#1)

Children should be corrected so that they won't need correction as adults. Plus, the kids should be taught properly in school in the first place.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2017-03-28   9:25:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: BTP Holdings (#0) (Edited)

U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY

HAPPY2BME-4UM  posted on  2017-03-28   12:21:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Lod (#2)

U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY

HAPPY2BME-4UM  posted on  2017-03-28   12:32:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: BTP Holdings (#0)

Who gives a rats ass, as long as you get your point across.

Darkwing  posted on  2017-03-28   14:19:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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