They’re, Their, and There: Solving the age-old mystery!

The English language isn’t exactly the easiest to understand- there are more rules, clauses, modifiers, and exceptions than any other popular language. So, it’s no surprise that many people have a problem with duplicate words (words that sound the same but don’t mean the same thing).

There, their, and they’re are prime examples. All three of these words, when spoken alound, sound the same. To someone who hasn’t taken many years of formal english education, they may also appear to be spelled the same. However, as you know, that is not the case.

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Forum Etiquette: How to avoid being banned.

I’m writing this article because the internet community is degrading, and quite dramatically so. Every day it seems that the mechanics for proper spelling and grammar are slowly being forgotten, and people are content to blurt out words and phrases that have no literal, or even percieved, meaning. This trend, which I will call “e-tardedness”, can only be for the detriment of society.

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