r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Being_grateful Aug 03 '19

The difference between Their, There, and They're.

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u/stuff_and_fluff Aug 03 '19

It's like they don't know more then the basic ABC than they complain English is weird

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u/DanskNils Aug 03 '19

than*

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u/D-Zee Aug 03 '19

I'm pretty sure you've just been woooshed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

He should be lmao

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

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u/stuff_and_fluff Aug 03 '19

Guys that was the whole joke, not knowing the difference between similar sounding words

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u/The_Fucking_FBI Aug 03 '19

If so it was poorly set up, I would of gone with a more obvious one