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This week’s blog post is all about the use of ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’.

These three words are often confused and used incorrectly so let’s take a look at some explanations and examples;

• There refers to a place, for example “Look at that unusual building over there.”

• Their is used to indicate possession, for example “Their new car looks fantastic”.

• They’re is a contraction of two words; ‘they’ and ‘are’, for example “They’re coming over for dinner at 8 o’clock’.

Hopefully that’s made things a little bit clearer, here’s an easy way to remember how to use these.

• There – contains ‘here’ so refers to a place

• Their – contains “i” to indicate possession

• They’re – ask if your sentence still reads properly if you use ‘they are’, for example “They’re dogs are out of control” would be incorrect.

Are there any other words you’re not sure about? leave them in the comments and I’ll write a post to explain them.