There, Their, They're

[appletree]

I always get where and were mixed up! Which one is which?

[Bathsheba]

LOL Ok I REALLY don't want to come across as some kind of grammar/spelling expert because i am NOT! But... (and please correct me if i am wrong!)

Where is usually a question or reference to a place. "Where is my chocolate!?" "I can't remember where I put it".

Were is almost always about something that happened in the past. "We were so angry when we found out that somebody had eaten our chocolate".

[ladybird11]

I always get mixed up with 'its' and 'it's'.

I get the 'it's' is short for 'it is' - but in what context should 'its' be used?

[meow]

LOL Ok I REALLY don't want to come across as some kind of grammar/spelling expert because i am NOT! But... (and please correct me if i am wrong!)

Where is usually a question or reference to a place. "Where is my chocolate!?" "I can't remember where I put it".

Were is almost always about something that happened in the past. "We were so angry when we found out that somebody had eaten our chocolate".

Yep- and as with THERE, WHERE has the word HERE in it which can be helpful to remember that it is the one for direction

Leesa- Its been a long time since someone asked that

[Bathsheba]

Feel free to jump in and answer anyone else's questions if you know it!

It's and its sometimes confuses me as well. I generally pop in an apostrophy (') if it is an abbreviation but I think in this case there is an exception.

Sorry to disappoint you PZ hehe but like I said, I'm no expert... my DH corrects me quite frequently. I've just got a bit of a "thing" about the correct usage of there/they're/their at the moment LOL

ETA: thanks Kazbah!

[Lisa]

LOL Ok I REALLY don't want to come across as some kind of grammar/spelling expert because i am NOT! But... (and please correct me if i am wrong!)

Where is usually a question or reference to a place. "Where is my chocolate!?" "I can't remember where I put it".

Were is almost always about something that happened in the past. "We were so angry when we found out that somebody had eaten our chocolate".

And there is also We're. "We're all looking for the missing chocolate"

[Bathsheba]

(We're) yes! good point Lisa!

[ShootingStar]

Ah yes that bugs me when people dont get it right.

The way i remember the Where/Were one is Where has the H after the W and can go in a sentence of "Where Have".. if that makes sense..

[~Trish~]

I am anal about spelling correctly, must be the Aspy in me . I am learning to let it go when I read other people putting words in the wrong context haha! At least people are giving it a go, but I love threads like this, especially because it features chocolate - now you're talking my language .