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Diction: Their, There, They’re; To, Too, Two; and Your and You’re

Mini-Lesson #61. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Diction: Their, There, They’re; To, Too, Two; and Your and You’re. There. There is an expletive and an adverb of place. Correct: There are over one hundred applicants on file.

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Diction: Their, There, They’re; To, Too, Two; and Your and You’re

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  1. Mini-Lesson #61 From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series Diction: Their, There, They’re; To, Too, Two; and Your and You’re

  2. There There is an expletive and an adverb of place. Correct: There are over one hundred applicants on file. Correct: I think we should put the couch over there.

  3. Their Their is a possessive pronoun. Correct: They are proud of their heritage.

  4. They’re They’re is a contraction for they are. Correct: They’re proud of their heritage. When spoken, there, their, and they’re sound similar, so careless writers tend to confuse the spelling.

  5. To To is a preposition used to introduce prepositional phrases and infinitive phrases. Correct: There is a real readiness on the part of Congress to listen to American citizens.

  6. Too Too is an adverb meaning “also” or “very.” Correct: Most of us think our taxes are too high, too.

  7. Two Two is the spelling for the cardinal number 2. Correct: Give me two beers. When spoken, to, too, and two sound similar, so careless writers tend to confuse the spelling.

  8. Your Your is the possessive form of you. Correct: Your incredulous stories amaze me.

  9. You’re You’re is the contraction for you are. Correct: You’re supposed to send an editorial to the newspaper. When spoken, your and you’re sound similar, so careless writers tend to confuse the spelling.

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