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Grammar 101...
Carter-Orange:
Not heard that one before!
mare:
I overheard someone at Target say today that they had to stick to their strict code of ethnics! lol instead of ethics. I got a huge kick out of that!
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on August 15, 2010, 03:24:24 PM ---I overheard someone at Target say today that they had to stick to their strict code of ethnics! lol instead of ethics. I got a huge kick out of that!
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LOL!
RokofAges75:
Today's homophones...
They're/Their/There:
They're is a contraction that means "they are." They're going on the Bsb cruise in December.
Just like with you're, the rule is simple: if you can replace it with THEY ARE, use THEY'RE.
Their, like your, shows ownership. Which one is their cabin?
If it belongs to them, use their.
There is what you use when it doesn't mean "they are" or something that belongs to "them." There can be a place or is used before a linking verb, like is/are. Their cabin is over there. (See the difference?) There are lots of freaky fans on this cruise!
A-RokzStalker:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 15, 2010, 01:15:48 PM ---Punctuation is a big one! I will probably do punctuation after I finish homophones; I LOVE punctuation, especially commas! You were right with the comma when you said "Eventually, I will double check everything..." "Eventually" is a transition word, and you always use a comma after those (or before, if it comes at the end of the sentence - "I will double check everything, eventually.")
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You could also say "I will eventually double check everything."
But wouldn't it also be correct to say "I will, eventually, double check everything"? I thought I read something like that in "Eats, shoots and leaves." (or whatever the book is called lol). She was talking about commas and how a lot of them are optional.
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