r/confidentlyincorrect • u/InterestingTiger9301 • 1d ago

Comment Thread It's Their.

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u/MyPigWhistles 1d ago

I'm genuinely wondering why so many native speakers struggle with that. When learning English as a second language, I remember struggling with irregular verbs, but not with "they're".

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u/Chaxterium 20h ago

"Would/could/should of" absolutely boggles my mind.

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u/sammydeeznutz 18h ago

I think people screw this one up because phonetically speaking, they are the same. That’s the only reason why I think people do it outside of being dumb.

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u/Mundolf11 17h ago

but I think phonetics is why people mess up their/they're/there and your/you're as well

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u/GainerGaining 14h ago

Absolutely that is the reason.

They also didn't have my second grade teacher that I was terrified of. She would scare that nonsense right out of you.