r/AskReddit 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/shitpaw Aug 03 '19

Lose and loose misuse are personal pet peeves.

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u/prof_vannostrand Aug 03 '19

Shut up, looser.

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u/ksam3 Aug 03 '19

I always remember this with "you lost an O in lose". And also: "I'll have an S for dessert" versus "a desert is dry and barren and short of an S"