Single inverted commas

Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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Showing posts with label there. Show all posts
Showing posts with label there. Show all posts

Saturday, 5 May 2012

THEY'RE, THEIR and THERE

They're means they are. The apostrophe here tells you that there is a missing letter.
Their means belonging to them. It does not need an apostrophe because it is a possessive adjective.
There means in the place being pointed out: over there. A good way to remember it is to see the word here in it as those meanings are, in a way, opposites.