RickyL 197 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Good greif, where is eggnoggin when you need him? i before e, except after c.... so its spelled Grief. :evan_iliadis: Link to post Share on other sites
Topper 5,676 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 All jokes aside, I cringe every time I see "there, their and they're" mixed up. KonGC These are two words that have confused me for some time. If anyone can show these words in an example, it would be greatly appreciated. (there and their) I'm okay with they're. Link to post Share on other sites
Easyrider 75 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Jesse, You're lucky I'm typing what my English taught me, otherwise no one would have a clue what I'm saying. Well, maybe Paul, he's from Georgia, hehe. Link to post Share on other sites
tom_shor 1,203 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 These are two words that have confused me for some time. If anyone can show these words in an example, it would be greatly appreciated. (there and their) I'm okay with they're. Well I am not so good with parts of speach but the word there is a location. Like Where is my girlfriend? She's over there with that good looking guy. HEY! They're is a contraction. It is actually the combination of two words. They are. They're Any help? Link to post Share on other sites
Topper 5,676 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Well I am not so good with parts of speach but the word there is a location. Like Where is my girlfriend? She's over there with that good looking guy. HEY! They're is a contraction. It is actually the combination of two words. They are. They're Any help? Some. What about their? I got the part about there is a location. I use to think their was a location, like put it over their. That is what confused me. Perhaps now I can finally get it straight. Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron 31 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Aaron, just so you NO. Loose is also a verb. You can loose your dogs or your shoelaces. You can "let loose" your dogs; then loose becomes an adjective, while "let" is the verb. As for your laces, or a necktie, you can only "loosen" it, not loose it Edited August 25, 2011 by Aaron Link to post Share on other sites
Alan S 4,607 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 "Their" is possessive, i.e., belongs to them. E.G., that is their home. Now, to really confuse someone, ask how on earth ONE, is pronounced "WUN"? Link to post Share on other sites
mikejwoodnz 515 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 One-One was a racehorse, Two-Two was one too, One-One won one race and Two-Two won one too. Link to post Share on other sites
Jess Bartone 1,863 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 You can "let loose" your dogs; then loose becomes an adjective, while "let" is the verb. As for your laces, or a necktie, you can only "loosen" it, not loose it No, actually "Loose the hounds" is quite correct usage of English. It can also be expressed as "He loosed his arrow". It is not used much these days but it still exists in the dictionary. Looseverb /lo͞os/ loosed, past participle; loosed, past tense; looses, 3rd person singular present; loosing, present participle Set free; release - the hounds have been loosed Untie; unfasten - the ropes were loosed Relax (one's grip) - he loosed his grip suddenly v. loosed, loos·ing, loos·esv.tr. 1. To let loose; release: loosed the dogs. 2. To make loose; undo: loosed his belt. 3. To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp. 4. To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow. 5. To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility. 6. To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times. Link to post Share on other sites
Topper 5,676 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 ] "Their" is possessive, i.e., belongs to them. E.G., that is their home. Now, to really confuse someone, ask how on earth ONE, is pronounced "WUN"? Thanks. To answer the last part about ONE, you have to ask a New Yorker about that. Link to post Share on other sites
tom_shor 1,203 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Some. What about their? I got the part about there is a location. I use to think their was a location, like put it over their. That is what confused me. Perhaps now I can finally get it straight. Their is the possesive form of they. They took me for a ride in their multicab. Link to post Share on other sites
KennyF 3,857 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 i before e, except after c.... so its spelled Grief. And it's written "it's", not "its" because its shorthand for "it is" KonGC Link to post Share on other sites
tom_shor 1,203 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Ooooh fun with contractions. I'm I am, They're They are, Isn't Is Not, Aren't are not, You're you are, We're We are, That's that is. That's a few to start things off. Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 25,167 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Ooooh fun with contractions. I'm I am, They're They are, Isn't Is Not, Aren't are not, You're you are, We're We are, That's that is. That's a few to start things off. Or just use ain't which means anything contracted with not. Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron 31 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Jesse, point taken, but no one speaks using that form anymore. The primary problem is when so many people mistakenly write "loose", when they clearly mean "lose". Edited August 25, 2011 by Aaron Link to post Share on other sites
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