ILLITERACY

[Emmo]

It really annoys me when I see people's lack of knowledge on how to differentiate between words that sound the same, but are spelt differently.

 

There - A place, "I'm drinking my coffee over there"

Their - Belonging to, "I'm going to their house for coffee"

They're - They are, "They're coming round for coffee"

 

To - a direction, "We are going to..."

Two - A pair, "I have two legs"

Too - Also, "I have two legs too"

 

Here - A location or presentation, "I'm staying here" or "Here is my car"

Hear - Akin to ears, "I can hear you clearly" or "Can you hear me?"

 

It's easy really, but people seem to have a lack of this basic knowledge. I even know a professor who cannot differentiate between them!

[Andy Y]

Done to death elsewhere, many times.

[BoD]

Their, their. Never mined.

[Gibbo675]

It really annoys me when I see people's lack of knowledge on how to differentiate between words that sound the same, but are spelt differently.

 

There - A place, "I'm drinking my coffee over there"

Their - Belonging to, "I'm going to their house for coffee"

They're - They are, "They're coming round for coffee"

 

To - a direction, "We are going to..."

Two - A pair, "I have two legs"

Too - Also, "I have two legs too"

 

Here - A location or presentation, "I'm staying here" or "Here is my car"

Hear - Akin to ears, "I can hear you clearly" or "Can you hear me?"

 

It's easy really, but people seem to have a lack of this basic knowledge. I even know a professor who cannot differentiate between them!

Q, What's the difference between an entomologist and an etymologist ?

 

A. One of them knows what the other one does !

 

I know, feeble.

[daftbovine]

There are lots of similar examples but I always give people the benefit of the doubt because I don’t know what their personal circumstances are. I do get a bit fed up when I see real howlers in official documents and advertisements.

 

Hornby are culprits with an advertisement in the latest Hornby Magazine that reads “Final applaud for Claud” What on earth is an applaud? I suppose that they will argue that it is creative copywriting but it sounds really strange.

[Emmo]

I was taught this at school - don't they learn to spell at school these days?