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We all make typos and mistakes. Don't worry, it happens to the best of us. However, there have been some consistent common mistakes by multiple users. While I make errors as well, I once said unrelevant instead of irrelevant, and other mistakes, some of these common errors are bound to pop up in work emails, or resumes, and in other important situations. Making simple errors can, and likely will, discredit what you are saying and could hold you back. Here are the errors I keep seeing many of your make:
Your vs. You're
Your = replaces "my". Ex. "This is my pencil and this is your pencil."
You're = You are. Ex. "I am from California and you're from New York."
There, Their, They're
There = Place or abstract. Ex. "Your coat is on the chair over there" (place) or/and "It must be hard to live there" (abstract - not specific)
There can also be used with the "be" verb (to be: is, am, are, was, were). As in "There is an ice cream shop on Mission Street that has great gelato" or "I hear there are a lot of Chinese people in San Francisco."
Their = Belonging / possession. "My friends lost their tickets and can't get in." or "Their clothes were strewn all over after the orgy!"
They're = They+ Are. "They're going to pay for this!" "My parents told me they're getting a divorce."
Has vs. Have
Has = Someone else's possession or action. Third person singular. Ex. "Matty has a large cock" or "Bob has never been to Florida."
Have = Your possession or action. Use with Pronouns. Ex. "I have a big cock." or "I have been to Florida." "We have a meeting at noon."
Had = Past tense of have. "We had a meeting at noon. You missed it." "Matty had a large cock, but he is now transgender and had it removed."
Using these in contractions:
I have = I've
you have = you've
we have = we've
they have = They've
he has = he's
it has = it's
has not = hasn't
have not = haven't
had not = hadn't
In Question Use: "Have you been to Florida?" "Who has my pencil?"
NOTE: Never say have and got together. The word "got" is unnecessary. "I have got an iPhone" is "I have an iPhone." and "He has got a hot date" is "He has a hot date."
I could also talk about modal verbs and tenses, but I will leave that for later.
Some of you may think I'm trying to come off as smarter-than*-thou, but I assure you that some people reading this will [hopefully] learn something. I wouldn't want one of you to use a word wrong and have it cost you a job. In my industry and experience people don't get hired if they make this kind of mistake on a cover letter or in a resume.
*Than vs. Then can be our next lesson.
Your vs. You're
Your = replaces "my". Ex. "This is my pencil and this is your pencil."
You're = You are. Ex. "I am from California and you're from New York."
There, Their, They're
There = Place or abstract. Ex. "Your coat is on the chair over there" (place) or/and "It must be hard to live there" (abstract - not specific)
There can also be used with the "be" verb (to be: is, am, are, was, were). As in "There is an ice cream shop on Mission Street that has great gelato" or "I hear there are a lot of Chinese people in San Francisco."
Their = Belonging / possession. "My friends lost their tickets and can't get in." or "Their clothes were strewn all over after the orgy!"
They're = They+ Are. "They're going to pay for this!" "My parents told me they're getting a divorce."
Has vs. Have
Has = Someone else's possession or action. Third person singular. Ex. "Matty has a large cock" or "Bob has never been to Florida."
Have = Your possession or action. Use with Pronouns. Ex. "I have a big cock." or "I have been to Florida." "We have a meeting at noon."
Had = Past tense of have. "We had a meeting at noon. You missed it." "Matty had a large cock, but he is now transgender and had it removed."
Using these in contractions:
I have = I've
you have = you've
we have = we've
they have = They've
he has = he's
it has = it's
has not = hasn't
have not = haven't
had not = hadn't
In Question Use: "Have you been to Florida?" "Who has my pencil?"
NOTE: Never say have and got together. The word "got" is unnecessary. "I have got an iPhone" is "I have an iPhone." and "He has got a hot date" is "He has a hot date."
I could also talk about modal verbs and tenses, but I will leave that for later.
Some of you may think I'm trying to come off as smarter-than*-thou, but I assure you that some people reading this will [hopefully] learn something. I wouldn't want one of you to use a word wrong and have it cost you a job. In my industry and experience people don't get hired if they make this kind of mistake on a cover letter or in a resume.
*Than vs. Then can be our next lesson.
