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How to stop getting confused their/they're/there etc?

Right I used to know them all but basically they've just fallen from my memory. So does anyone know any easy way's to remember what they mean, For eg: Where - I know that'sdefinetly used for a place.

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  • momomo
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Tip: here and there - both have the same 'here' and both relate to a location.

    Since 'they're' is a contraction, you know that two words are joined together. They are

    And their, well, that relates to a plural possession of something: their house, their car.

  • 1 decade ago

    This answer is easy to understand, and free of grammatical jargon.

    1. ( remember - you have asked for easy ways ) : their = it does not belong to me.

    2. They're = they are, i.e., " They are cheap, " " They are rich, " ( you may use any appropriate

    adjective ).

    3. There = not here. This is applicable to any part of your home, or outside it, as in " My clothes are there, in the laundry-room, " and " I want to go there. "

    Source(s): My mind.
  • SPB
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    they're has an apostrophe. It is a contraction. It means they are. Like "They are going to the store". That one is easy.

    their means possession. Like "This is their house.".

    there is just the regular one. "I am going over there today."

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    there = existance of some sort... there is, there are

    their = possession... their beautiful, their possessions

    they're = they are(contraction)... they are ~

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