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In reply to the discussion: To, two, too, their, there, they're, wear, where. here, hear, who's, whose, etc. [View all]lastlib
(23,140 posts)100. Rein, reign, rain...
You "rein in" a horse with the reins to get it to go where you want.
"reign in" has something to do with ruling someplace.
"rain in" means you'd better close the window....
Jus' sayin'...
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To, two, too, their, there, they're, wear, where. here, hear, who's, whose, etc. [View all]
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
OP
I was actually punning on the British-ism "Hear, hear" which, roughly translated,
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#88
Hey I will be the first to say I am terrible at Grammar. I believe I have great reading and
lookingfortruth
Jun 2012
#9
I believe it; ESL students are taught grammar more rigorously than native speakers are
REP
Jun 2012
#42
This is so simple I can't understand why people whining about "grammar police" don't get it.
SoutherDem
Jun 2012
#20
If you were living in France or Italy and wrote something to post on the internet
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#82
Communication is the issue. Communicating through writing is difficult at best and these
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#33
I do know Language/grammar teaching in the school has degraded over the years. I know when
lookingfortruth
Jun 2012
#23
See, here's the thing though. While I find a little humor in each example, I still get the point.
bluesbassman
Jun 2012
#45
Not really. If their posts are full of errors, lack reasonably proper punctuation and
RC
Jun 2012
#112
The problem is that not everyone had the opportunities that some of us had. Also, there are people
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#22
Maybe the person who started this thread would make that a priority and lead the group.
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#94
It is perhaps a bit sarcastic, but then pointing out other people's grammar mistakes????
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#144
Your sentence begins with a small letter and there should be an end mark at the end of a sentence.
mfcorey1
Jun 2012
#37
Those examples are mostly homophones. Homonyms are spelled and pronounced the same but have...
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#58
The little box with an 'x' to the right of the thread title can help you with that
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#72
Yes, I've never seen typos like that interfere with meaning on discussion boards.
Prometheus Bound
Jun 2012
#115
Or we could accept that some people might not have learned English as their first language.
jp11
Jun 2012
#92
In all of my years of schooling, followed by many more years of writing in the workaday world,
Pool Hall Ace
Jun 2012
#137
not everyone has the education you do. that doesn't make their opinion less important
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2012
#135
Thank you - I suggest learning when to use apostrophes as well . . .
ProfessionalLeftist
Jun 2012
#145