Poll: Do you know the correct usage of the words "They're" "Their" and "There?"

[McPhreak]

It seems to me like a LOT of the people on AT don't know the proper usage of words like "They're" "Their" and "There" and "You're" and "Your" and so I wanted to make a poll just to see how bad people really are in word usage.

edit: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY WITH YOUR ANSWER. Do feel free to comment or bump, though. Thanks.

<----word usage Nazi

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

Seems as if your scientific experiment is a failure.

14 people have it right, 0 wrong.

 

[spanky]

aye em c-mart

 

[Nohr]

Are you implying their people here that ain't so smart?

 

[Soybomb]

It looks like 2 people need to quit surfing and buy a grammar book.

 

[Zebo]

Nope. But I pronouce them correctly

 

[ProviaFan]

I got it right.

 

[LakerGod]

Your crazy.

 

[spidey07]

Don't feel bad.

While I believe I have a firm grasp on grammar, I still have trouble with it's and its.

they're, their, and there are easy to mix up. (notice the plural noun, hence plural verb)

 

[notfred]

Yes, I do.

 

[Darein]

Looks like alot of people here paid attention in English class.

 

[Supermercado]

Yes, I do. It's really not that hard...

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: McPhreak
It seems to me like a LOT of the people on AT don't know the proper usage of words like "They're" "Their" and "There" and "You're" and "Your" and so I wanted to make a poll just to see how bad people really are in word usage.

edit: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY WITH YOUR ANSWER. Do feel free to comment or bump, though. Thanks.

<----word usage Nazi

I have been biting my tongue, so to speak, at the absolute SHREDDING of the language I've seen here and in other forums as well.
Shameful.

 

[zCypher]

I hope two people didn't actually choose that first option HONESTLY, and did it as a joke... holy crap. :Q

 

[Squisher]

Some more food for the word usage Nazi

What about the use of their when refering to a singular person when gender is questionable, like "their posts are always too long"?

It isn't correct, but I find myself doing it constantly.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
Seems as if your scientific experiment is a failure.

14 people have it right, 0 wrong.

Seems as if you're not paying attention or replied too soon.
I would be interested to see the to , two and too case study.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Some more food for the word usage Nazi

What about the use of their when refering to a singular person when gender is questionable, like "their posts are always too long"?

It isn't correct, but I find myself doing it constantly.

Why isn't it correct? Singular Possesive tense.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: zCypher
I hope two people didn't actually choose that first option HONESTLY, and did it as a joke... holy crap. :Q

You would really be surprised to see the grammar mistakes I see in corporate E-mail.

"I have an ideal"
"their not capable"
"if there not going to pay them screw those"

Not kidding; happens on a daily basis. (diagram that one why don't you? )

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Squisher
Some more food for the word usage Nazi

What about the use of their when refering to a singular person when gender is questionable, like "their posts are always too long"?

It isn't correct, but I find myself doing it constantly.

Why isn't it correct? Singular Possesive tense.

Because their is plural, you're suppose to use "his or her", "he or she", but I find it too cumbersome and it just sounds wrong.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
Seems as if your scientific experiment is a failure.

14 people have it right, 0 wrong.

Seems as if you're not paying attention or replied too soon.
I would be interested to see the to , two and too case study.

That's a good idea. They should make it so that you can have more than one poll on a post. I'm afraid of the repost Nazi (not affiliated with the word usage Nazi) flaming me, or the mods locking me for making too many of these word usage posts....

Anyone have any major objection to making a to/too post?

 

[ultimatebob]

Come on, that grammar quiz was too easy! If you REALLY want to challenge us, how about making a spelling quiz!

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Come on, that grammar quiz was too easy! If you REALLY want to challenge us, how about making a spelling quiz!

grammar/word usage is not as easy to look up.

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Nohr
Are you implying their people here that ain't so smart?

yes you's is.

 

[Nohr]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7

Originally posted by: Nohr
Are you implying their people here that ain't so smart?

yes you's is.

I resemble that remark sir!

 

[Kadarin]

Props to the AT community for rallying around and showing the world that bad grammar is something up with which we shall not put.