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**standaman** · 09-28-2006, 08:48 PM

No, it's important. It's just that the English language has confusing rules that result in such mistakes. It's easy to make these kinds of mistakes, though those that care about their use of proper English don't make 'em.

I, myself, love to write according to the proper rules of grammar. I'm proud to speak English. So, there!

It is usually a case of carelessness, my failing, or a poor standard of education in English.
You may have noticed that the abbreviation for "they are" is frequently written as "there" or "their" instead or the correct "they're".
I'm somewhat embarassed by just how well many people write who have English as a second, or third, or even fourth language, compared to those of us for whom it is a first (and often only) language.

09-28-2006, 08:48 PM	#7
standaman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 870 Senior Member	No, it's important. It's just that the English language has confusing rules that result in such mistakes. It's easy to make these kinds of mistakes, though those that care about *their* use of proper English don't make 'em. I, myself, love to write according to the proper rules of grammar. I'm proud to speak English. So, *there*! It is usually a case of carelessness, my failing, or a poor standard of education in English. You may have noticed that the abbreviation for "they are" is frequently written as "there" or "their" instead or the correct "they're". I'm somewhat embarassed by just how well many people write who have English as a second, or third, or even fourth language, compared to those of us for whom it is a first (and often only) language.
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