"there" means "over there", "they're" means "they are" and "their" means "belongs to them"

[Twiglett]

eye thenk ewe

[Cheesesarnie]

sorry.i do it.

[mehgalegs]

I cocked up on that one tonight but only because I was cross and typing vair, vair fast. I know I meant their, not there.

[moondog]

Well stop it. Instantly.

[tissy]

and th'air means the air

[BreevandercampLGJ]

[hunkermunker]

TheIr - I own that, It belongs to I. Well, 'im.

[squeaver]

Can we have this OP as a sticky at the top of Active Conversations please?

I may start a petition.

[moondog]

On rare occasions 'thar' (as in 'thar she blows') permissable but only if poster has spent at least 12 months esablisher her syntactic credentials.

So there.

[Cheesesarnie]

ok

(should i do lines or similar)

[MoonlightMcKenzie]

So thair!

[Twiglett]

Cheesesarnie .. it is easy just repeatedly look at title and think when you use the word.

Today Cheesesarnie .. tomorrow the world!

I have my own blind spot with who's and whose (as many pedants know) and try to think when I use them.

[moondog]

Aye Twigleet.
I am on yer tail re that one. As you well know

[mehgalegs]

There - We are here, the boys are over there.

[edam]

can anyone remind me about the correct usage of whose and who's?

[MrsSplat]

I know very well too; but once cocked up in crawly unproof-read email to my CEO .

I'll never:

1. crawl by email
2. fall foul of there/their

Again

[MrsSplat]

Who's knocking on my door?
Whose shoes are these?

Who's is only ever = who is

Right?

[edam]

Oh good, I knew that! Just had a moment of self-doubt.

[Twiglett]

I know that! Why do I keep getting them wrong then?

[BloodyStranglingwithBling]

Apparently, there's a typing thing too in that you tend to use the easiest one for typing. There/their being a classic exmaple. I think who's/whose is one too.

So you don't make the mistake in writing, but on the keyboard you do.

[Twiglett]

I spies an excuse

[Twiglett]

[UnquietDad]

In DD's Y2 classroom a couple of years ago - a printed glossy card poster saying:

"Who's birthday is it?"

AAAAAGH!!!

[VictorianSqualorSquelchNSquirm]

Oh gosh yes.
'Your' is my pet hate. I wish I could spend the whole day sat online frequenting different talk boards saying you+re=you're

[BloodyStranglingwithBling]

Cynic!

[UnquietDad]

And seen in Clinton Cards: "Sorry Your Leaving".

Sorry my leaving what?...