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Ok,

 

Because I almost have a fucking stroke at every encounter of the error, I want to set things straight:

 

"YOUR": Takes possession of a noun like "your momma" or "your graffiti sucks".

 

"YOU'RE": is short for YOU ARE such as YOU ARE incapable of differentiating your from you're.

 

Or...when YOU'RE banned from 12oz. I'll dance on YOUR e-grave.

 

 

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

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do IT & IT'S freak you out too?

 

Slightly, but nowhere near as much for some reason.

 

 

*Edit: now that I think about it...almost not at all really. It's not as noticeable.

 

It's just when I'm reading a sentence or paragraph with the your/you're thing, it's like a train wreck to me.

 

Maybe it's the booze talking but somethings gotta' give.

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I can never use this one right:

 

THEN:

1. at that time: Prices were lower then.

2. immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again.

3. next in order of time: We ate, then we started home.

4. at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray.

5. next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother.

6. in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well.

7. in that case; as a consequence; in those circumstances: If you're sick, then you should stay in bed.

8. since that is so; as it appears; therefore: You have, then, found the mistake? You are leaving tonight then.

–adjective

9. being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated: the then prime minister.

–noun

10. that time: We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell.

—Idioms

11. but then, but on the other hand: I found their conversation very dull, but then I have different tastes.

12. then and there, at that precise time and place; at once; on the spot: I started to pack my things right then and there. Also, there and then.

 

 

THAN:

1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison): She's taller than I am.

2. (used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice or diversity, such as other, otherwise, else, anywhere, or different, to introduce an alternative or denote a difference in kind, place, style, identity, etc.): I had no choice other than that. You won't find such freedom anywhere else than in this country.

3. (used to introduce the rejected choice in expressions of preference): I'd rather walk than drive there.

4. except; other than: We had no choice than to return home.

5. when: We had barely arrived than we had to leave again.

–preposition

6. in relation to; by comparison with (usually fol. by a pronoun in the objective case): He is a person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous

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there's that old thread "spelling lessons with THE LAW" that had all of these too. Like 2001 old. (not shitting on this, it was just something i remembered)

 

oh, there's another one. TO vs. TOO

 

Too - Excessive - Foods that are too greasy make your keyboard grimy.

To - Used as a function word to indicate relative position - We designed the building so that in order to get to any server room, you have to pass a vending machine!

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