This is not to single anyone out. In fact this board as a group spells a lot better than some I've seen. And I don't want to be the spelling police. If this is helpful to you, great. If you aren't interested, just skip over it. It won't be the end of world. On the other hand, it might cost you money when trying to get a better job or a sponsor.

I'll start with my personal problem. One and won. That makes two, right? Or is it too? Maybe it's to. Or if there are 2 of them it's a tutu. I usually catch myself before I hit submit, but I often type one when I mean won and vice versa.

The most common one I've seen is there, they're and their.

There is a location. ie It's over there.

They're is a contraction of the two words, they and are. If you could just as easily say they are, then they're is appropriate.

Their indicates possession. My brother went to the shop to work on their racecar.

And there is also "thar." This one isn't confused too often as it is almost always used in dialogue, but it's the same thing as there.

Another thing I see a lot is the use of cliche's by people that don't know what they mean. They've heard it said, but they've never read it. One of the best examples I can think of is someone wrote "for all instensive purposes." It sounds ok like that, but it doesn't actually mean anything. There is no saying about intensive purposes. What they meant to say was "all intents and purposes."

If you don't know what something means, say it in a different way or look it up. You can google just about any word or phrase, even spelled wrong to find the meaning.



Hope this helps