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Ed Moxley · 05-15-2008, 07:52 AM

It bugs me really bad to think that we've dumbed down so much. Or is it that people just don't care? Do our schools not teach the difference anymore?

It appears to me that people just don't know the difference, in the meanings of quite a few words, in the english language. Not talking about folks who are from non-english speaking lands. Here are the main examples I'm talking about:

There, Their, They're
Here, Hear
Want, Won't
To, Too, Two
Sell, Sale
Then, Than
Your You're
No, Know

I see these words used in the wrong context, all the time, from people that otherwise seem to be educated. Why is this?

05-15-2008, 07:52 AM	#1 of 59
Ed Moxley Member Location: Eastern NC Join Date: May 2003 Local Time: 08:39 PM Local Date: 10-13-2008 Posts: 1,026	A pet peeve of mine It bugs me really bad to think that we've dumbed down so much. Or is it that people just don't care? Do our schools not teach the difference anymore? It appears to me that people just don't know the difference, in the meanings of quite a few words, in the english language. Not talking about folks who are from non-english speaking lands. Here are the main examples I'm talking about: There, Their, They're Here, Hear Want, Won't To, Too, Two Sell, Sale Then, Than Your You're No, Know I see these words used in the wrong context, all the time, from people that otherwise seem to be educated. Why is this?