Your, You're, There, Their, They're And Many Other Words Often Confused
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Here are the words that are often
wrongly interchanged. Some students of English as a Second Language, popularly known as ESL, find these words confusing at times. I alphabetically arranged them, and if my explanation for
each meaning is not clear to you, sorry… hahaha you can ask Google Translate to
help you. ~ ~
Capital- excellent, most
serious, or most important
Do you think the capital punishment will help decrease crime rates?
Manila is the capital city of the Philippines.
Capitol-a building in
which state legislators meet
I have a meeting with the governor in
his office at the Provincial Capitol.
Desert, Dessert
Desert- a very dry wilderness,
like the Sahara Desert
Many people think that there is no
life in a desert, but they are wrong. There are many insects and snakes that
live in a desert.
Dessert-a sweet food,
such a piece of cake, served at the end of a meal
What’s for dessert? A piece of chocolate
cake again?!
Hear, Here
Hear- to listen or
to take notice of
You’re late for work again, and this
time, I don’t want to hear your lame excuses. You’re fired.
Here- in this
place
Come here. Put your books right here beside
me.
Its, It's
Its-a word that indicates
ownership
Look at that strange dog! Its tail is short and shaped like the letter C!
It’s-a contraction form of It is or It has
What’s in this leather bag? Oh my God, it’s a gold bar!
Lose, Loose, Loss
Lose-to mislay or suffer the loss of something
Be careful not to lose your money.
You have to put it in the safest pocket of your backpack.
Loose-not free,
not fastened, not tight
The little girl has another loose
tooth.
The dog is loose. Where is its leash?
Loss-the fact or
process of losing something or someone
Your boyfriend dumped you? What a big
loss for him!
Principal- main, the most
important, the head of an elementary or high school
The principal wants to see you at her
office. She wants to talk to you about the bullying incident that happened in your
class yesterday.
Principle- a basic
truth, standard, or rule of behavior
Which is more powerful—money or
principle?
Stationary-fixed, not
moving
At first, I thought it was a bear…but
I noticed that it was stationary, so I slowly moved closer. That’s when I realized
it was just a stump.
Stationery-paper or
envelopes used for writing letters
When I was a teenager, we didn’t have
smartphones and of course, we didn’t have Social Media. How did we communicate
with our friends and crushes? We wrote letters on cute stationeries.
There, Their, They're
There- in that
place
Please place your wet coat on that spot there, near the fireplace.
Their- belonging
to them
Their house certainly looks spooky.
They’re
– contraction form of They are
The Garcias are on their way to Arizona.
They’re going to visit the Grand Canyon.
To, Too
To- toward, in
the direction of
The girl told her parents that she was going to the mall. She lied. Instead, she went to the bar with her friends.
Too-very, but often
used in a negative way
This dress is too long for me. Do you have a shorter one? I want to show my shapely legs to all people who care to look at me.
Weather, Whether
Weather-atmospheric
conditions such as temperature and cloudiness
Most of my friends frown whenever I tell them that rainy weather stimulates me mentally. I get so productive on rainy days.
Whether-helps
express a choice or an alternative
Whether you like it or not, I’m going
to delete your name from our Group Chat because you violated one rule.
Whose, Who's
Whose-the possessive form of Who
Whose purse is the red one on the countertop?
The man whose son is an astronaut is
my aunt’s ex-boyfriend. They were college sweethearts.
Who’s-contraction
of Who is or Who has
Who’s been eating my cookies? There were
10 cookies in the jar this morning, but now there are only six!
Your, You're
Your-the possessive
form of You
I love your voice, I love your eyebrows,
I love your sense of humor, I love your snaggletooth. I love everything about
you.
You’re-contraction
for You are
You’re the perfect person for the job.
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