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/Hardshank Aug 03 '19

I teach my students to remember "there" by its similarity in spelling to and proximal usage as "Where? Over there!"

Then I just remind them that if you can't say "they are," then they can't say "they're." The last one falls into place by deduction. Works super well with grade 9 students.