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    Your, you're, there, their, they're

    Ok, it drives me nuts that simple and common words like this are used incorrectly so often. Quick correction.

    "Your" indicates possession. That is your pencil, not mine.

    "You're" is a contraction for 'you are'. You're a good artist.

    "There" is a description of space. Put the comic books over there.

    "Their" indicates ownership. Their artwork is in the studio.

    "They're" is a contraction for 'they are'. They're going to win a Xeric Grant.

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    It is = It's
    That belongs to It = Its

    And as always, irregardless is not a word.

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    Weak, Kimo. Try harder - I know you can do it.

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    Originally posted by xadrian
    And as always, irregardless is not a word.
    If it's in my dictionary, then dagnabbit, it's a word.
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    It bugs me when people use "I" instead of "me" because they think it will make them sound smarter, when in fact they are using it wrong.

    Like, "Please sit and talk to your father and I."

    That's damned wrong.

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    Originally posted by Chris Piers
    Weak, Kimo. Try harder - I know you can do it.
    Dude, even the Bible had Deuteronomy
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    Go here, all you dumb, dirty bastards.

    http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/index.html

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    Double post. My bad. But this here link is more better than the last one is 'cuz it takes you right to the important parts.

    http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/contents.html

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