Common Grammatical Mistakes: Unraveled! (OR: A Short Grammar Lesson With Kim)

Okay...I love BP.net, but some grammatical mistakes I see here (and I've seen elsewhere) that are SO common bug me a lot, so I thought I would shed some light on the confusion ;) It's like a rant--but productive!

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The difference between "sight" and "site"

Sight-- as in seeing. ("It was a beautiful sight!", "You're a sight for sore eyes.", "Get out of my sight!")
Site-- as in a place. ("Welcome to BP.net--it's a great site!", "Have you been to the new construction site yet?")

Together?: "You know? This site is one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen."

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The differences between "their", "there" and "they're"

Their-- as in belonging to them. ("Their BP is SO amazing.", "I'll never have their stamina.")
There-- as in a place. ("Hey, what's over there?", "I've never been there.")
They're-- as in "They are". ("They're SUCH sweet people!", "They're coming to the party later.")

Together?: "They're going to be there with their daughter."

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The differences between "two", "too" and "to"

Two-- as in the number. ("You got two pairs of shoes for your birthday?", "It couldn't possibly have been more than two.")
Too-- as in also. ("You can come, too!", "Is he going to be there, too?")
To-- used in front of a verb: to be, to go, to do, to think, to feel, etc. ("I'm going to go to the grocery store.", "Are you going to be a jerk about it?")

Together?: "I think the two of them are going to the party, too."

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ALL together?: "When they caught sight of this site, they were so excited. They're going to bring their two friends with them and the friends are bringing friends, too!" <----Okay, so it's not the best sentence in the world, but it incorporated all of them.

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This has been a short grammar lesson with Kim ;)

I love you!

Kim Possible... Grammar COP! :rockon: :bow:

P.S. You forgot the Your - You're. :P

with her red pen! armed and dangerous!!! :bow:

You make this sight exciting. Their is so much you offer with you're silly babble, hot avatar, nice pastel pics...it's all two much sometimes for a simple guy like me :nerd:

thank you!! i was getting tired of seeing these same mistakes.

:worship:

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Originally Posted by cueball

You make this sight exciting. Their is so much you offer with you're silly babble, hot avatar, nice pastel pics...it's all two much sometimes for a simple guy like me :nerd:

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I loves ya, Cue. But-----> :banned1:

suddenly i'm reminded of elementary school...

I cant spel... or use punctuation! or make a paragraph. But i can do math and breed some snakes!

Oh ya i also love too fish!

:D

Bless you Kim! The Sight/Site was driving me NUTS I tell 'ya! :D