I don’t even remember the last time I was so overwhelmed by the stupidity of a single comment. First of all, it looks like this person tried to match some words to get out a sentence, but everything came out wrong. This is what happens when you’re completely illiterate and try to write something without…
Category: English corner
Grammar nazi gathering
Anyway, she’s right to use a hyphen for “well-educated” – it’s a compound adjective used before a noun. Although using “classy” and “F*ck” in the same sentence doesn’t really help. 🙂 Update (Mihai): Also there’s no reason for spelling “F*uck” with a capital letter. Unless it was meant as a whole sentence, in which case it’s…
There vs They’re vs Their (when and how to use them)
Now here’s another impossible task: telling the difference between there, they’re and their. I’m saying this because so many people seem to get it wrong, not because it’s actually difficult. It’s quite the contrary as we shall soon see. You should use there when you are referring to a place as there is an adverb…
You’re vs Your (when and how to use them)
This is a mistake that occurs very often (especially on the internet) in spite of the fact that it can be easily avoided. The most simple way to dodge this uncomfortable situation (where you have to pick between your and you’re) is realizing that you’re is a short form for you are. So just replace…
Then vs Than (when and how to use them)
Than is used as a word indicating a comparison. Example: You are better than him (at braking glass with your mind or whatever). You can easily detect when you need to use than by replacing it with in comparison to. If the sentence / phrase still makes sense, then you are using the correct form….