Write word, wrong spelling

Your spellcheck is lying to you. All of the above words are spelled correctly, but grammatically, there are errors. There are a number of words that sound the same but are spelled differently, which result in words being misused. Here are some of the most common mixups.

There, Their, and They're

There is an adjective indicating the location of something, e.g., “I parked the car over there”

1. Their is a possessive form of more than one person or thing, e.g., “Their house is the next one on the right.”

2. They're is a contraction of the words “They are”, e.g., “At this rate, they're going to lose the game”

To, Too, and Two

To has two main uses

a) part of an infinitive phrase, as in “to run:, “to dream”, or “to write”. English has the distinction of being the only Western language that treats its verbs in this manner, by making its root form (the infinitive) a two-word phrase, e.g., “I wanted to help them”. Note that to can be used as an infinitive on its own without the accompanying verb, as in “I don't want to”, which implies “I don't want to (go,eat, drive).

b) a preposition,as in “She walked to the store”

Too also has two meanings:

a) Overly or excessive, as in “I thought the movie was too long”

b) Used in place of “also” or “as well”, as in “I'd like to go too”

Two is almost too simple, so I'm going to explain; it's just the spelled version

of the number 2.

Your and You're

Your is the possessive used when speaking with someone, as in, “Is that your dog?”.

You're is the contraction of the words “you are”, as in “You're joking, right?”.

Were and We're

Were is the past tense plural of the verb “to be”, as in “We were there only yesterday”

We're is the contraction of the words “We are”, as in “We're never going to make it on time”.

There are hundreds more of words like these, but this list contains the most common found in written English. Do yourself a favour; turn your spellcheck off and do some honest proofreading.