[General] What is the difference between There And Their

[raylearnenglish]

What is the difference between There And Their

 

[emsr2d2]

What is the difference between There And Their

There = many definitions including: location; introduction to clause; See:

there - definition of there by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.


Their = belonging to them.


These two words are frequently confused by native speakers in writing, because they sound exactly the same when spoken.

 

[Rover_KE]

. . .And to confuse you even further they're (a contraction of they are) is also pronounced the same way.

Rover

 

[emsr2d2]

. . .And to confuse you even further they're (a contraction of they are) is also pronounced the same way.

Rover

Good point, and now I think about it, it's probably "they're" and "their" that are more frequently mixed up.

 

[raylearnenglish]

Thnx alot Now I remember this very well.

 

[Barb_D]

Ray, if you never make a mistake with they're and their or there, you will be far ahead of most native speakers!

Note, though, that "a lot" is two words.

 

[birdeen's call]

. . .And to confuse you even further they're (a contraction of they are) is also pronounced the same way.

Rover

I always pronounced "they're" with the /j/ sound, so it sounded different from "there" and "their". Is it wrong?

 

[Barb_D]

They all sound very much the same to me, except that sometimes "they're" has a vowel is a bit more like the sound in "hey!" and not as much like the sound in "bear."

 

[birdeen's call]

They all sound very much the same to me, except that sometimes "they're" has a vowel is a bit more like the sound in "hey!" and not as much like the sound in "bear."

That's it, thank you!!