Engrish 101

[GAAN]

Maybe some of you have noticed

but

I'm not the greatEst speller or user of punctuation

so

today's lesson:


There vs. Their vs. They're

I get it except in one instance

There vs. Their when the possessive is an inanimate object instead of a person or group

"Look at those tables, their/there legs are crooked."

I imagine there are 1 or 2 collegiate folk here

[NAKID]

There refers to a place, not a thing. Their is possessive of person, place, or THING...

[GAAN]

There refers to a place, not a thing. Their is possessive of person, place, or THING...

right

but

the legs of a table would be a location (place) on a thing

[Popeye the Sailor]

"Look at those tables, with the crooked legs."

Just bypass it. It's not worth it, and anyone who actually knows the grammar rule never bothers to point it out, as they just get deemed a know-it-all asshat.


Also if you're saying "Look at those tables, their/there legs are crooked" it sounds the same anyway.

[Triple J]

It's 'their' legs are crooked...the legs belong to the table.

Since you do live in the wilderness on a mountain, you may use 'there'...as in them there legs are crooked. 

[GAAN]

It's 'their' legs are crooked...the legs belong to the table.

Since you do live in the wilderness on a mountain, you may use 'there'...as in them there legs are crooked. 

well

I moved off the mountain so I'm tryin to learn me some...learnin

[corey]

I would say....
"Look at the legs on those tables, they're crooked"

[DucHead]

Just bypass it. It's not worth it, and anyone who actually knows the grammar rule never bothers to point it out, as they just get deemed a know-it-all asshat.


Also if you're saying "Look at those tables, their/there legs are crooked" it sounds the same anyway.

Too bad.  I like to know when I make mistakes.  That's one of the ways I learn.  People who call out others as "know-it-alls" are probably just overcompensating for their own lack of knowledge.

[El Matador]

I get really, really annoyed that people can't seem to tell the difference between brake and break.

[Johnny OrganDonor]

Look at them tables - their legs, they're crooked there.

[hypurone]

I get really, really annoyed that people can't seem to tell the difference between brake and break.

DAMN! Beat me to it... 

[teddy037.2]

I would say....
"Look at the legs on those tables, they're crooked"

+1


and here I was thinking this was going to be a proper engrish thread...

[Pakhan]

I went for sushi and they had "Robster Rolls", I shit you not. 

[teddy037.2]

I went for sushi and they had "Robster Rolls", I shit you not. 

ROR!

[Rameses]

ROR!