http://www.iespell.com/ - Free spell checker for IE.
http://www.dictionary.com/ - A dictionary.
I shouldn't have to do this, but evidently i do:
They're = 'They are'
Their = Ownership: 'That is their car'
There = At or in that place: 'I live over there'
Effect = Noun: 'The effect of speed is to reduce safety' not 'speed effects safety'
Affect = Verb: 'Speed affects safety' not 'The affect of speed is to reduce safety'
To: 'I went to the shop' 'I'd like to ride'
Too: 'There are too many people on here who can't spell'
Two: 'There are two wheels on a bike'
'Brought' is the past tense of 'bring'.
'Bought' is the past tense of 'buy.
The two are NOT interchangeable. You don't bring things in shops, and you don't buy stuff to school.
Sentences are ended with a full stop '.', unless they are a question in which case they are terminated with a question mark '?'. Occasionally you may have cause to use an exclamation mark '!' if you want to emphasise something. You may only use ONE of these per sentence.
Commas ',' are used to put pauses in sentences. Colons ':' preceed lists and semi-colons are out of your league if you need to read this.
Apostrophes are used to show either of two things;
Contraction: Turning "I have not fixed my bike" into "I haven't fixed my bike" or "There is a skatepark near me" into "There's a skatepark near me"
Possession: "It was the man's bike" or "Most forum members' English teachers were diabolical"
It is most definitely not used to show <irony> plural's </irony>, or after every bloody letter S!
I didn't write this, but some of you may find it useful.
Fine, heres Your, you're etc.
You are = You're
Your = Ownership: "That is your car"
You have = You've: "You have a car" --> "You've a car"
http://www.dictionary.com/ - A dictionary.
I shouldn't have to do this, but evidently i do:
They're = 'They are'
Their = Ownership: 'That is their car'
There = At or in that place: 'I live over there'
Effect = Noun: 'The effect of speed is to reduce safety' not 'speed effects safety'
Affect = Verb: 'Speed affects safety' not 'The affect of speed is to reduce safety'
To: 'I went to the shop' 'I'd like to ride'
Too: 'There are too many people on here who can't spell'
Two: 'There are two wheels on a bike'
'Brought' is the past tense of 'bring'.
'Bought' is the past tense of 'buy.
The two are NOT interchangeable. You don't bring things in shops, and you don't buy stuff to school.
Sentences are ended with a full stop '.', unless they are a question in which case they are terminated with a question mark '?'. Occasionally you may have cause to use an exclamation mark '!' if you want to emphasise something. You may only use ONE of these per sentence.
Commas ',' are used to put pauses in sentences. Colons ':' preceed lists and semi-colons are out of your league if you need to read this.
Apostrophes are used to show either of two things;
Contraction: Turning "I have not fixed my bike" into "I haven't fixed my bike" or "There is a skatepark near me" into "There's a skatepark near me"
Possession: "It was the man's bike" or "Most forum members' English teachers were diabolical"
It is most definitely not used to show <irony> plural's </irony>, or after every bloody letter S!
I didn't write this, but some of you may find it useful.
Fine, heres Your, you're etc.
You are = You're
Your = Ownership: "That is your car"
You have = You've: "You have a car" --> "You've a car"
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