11-Nov-2003, 16:35
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Originally Posted by RonBee Quote: |
Originally Posted by Willbut As a quick check:
If is\are comes after the gap, then the answer is usually 'there'. It cannot be 'they're' and 'their' is highly unlikely | More like impossible. :wink:
The most common error seems to be using there for their, but that impression could be due to recent memory.
:) | I can't think of an example.  |