Well, sometimes I just get tired of seeing so many misused words on a daily basis all over the interweb, so I decided I'd provide this helpful little guide for all of those among us that should probably head back to intermediate English classes and try again.
A - used before a consonant; "A car"
An - used before a vowel; "An exhaust system"
note: for acronyms (SRI), either "a" or "an" can be correct, depending on how you say it when you read it; "An S-R-I" or "A short ram intake"
A lot - the word "alot" does not exist in the English language
Are - to be; the plural form of is; "We are on newtiburon.com"
Hour - a measure of time (60 minutes)
Our -plural for showing possession; "Our home"
Brake - either a noun for the part of your car that stops you, or a verb meaning to apply the brakes
Break - to destroy
By - near; via; "The car is by the flag pole"; "We travel by car"
Buy - to purchase; "I need to buy a super charger"
Bye - what you say when you leave; "I'm leaving now. Bye."
Do - to carry out; "I need to do my homework."
Due - something owed; "My car payment is due the 20th."
Hear - what your ears do, "I can hear your exhaust a mile away"
Here - a location; "Let's stop here"
Loose - the opposite of tight
Lose - the opposite of win
One - a number; 1
Won - past tense of win; "I won the race"
Passed - verb, past tense of pass; "I was passed by a Civic".
Past - a point in time; "What happened happened; I can't do anything about that now because it's in the past".
Right - a direction; correct
Write - what you do with a pencil/pen
Sense - noun: sight, taste, touch, etc.; verb: to perceive; "I sense you might be learning something by reading this"
Since - from the past until now; "I haven't been to the track since then"
Than - a comparison - "My car is faster than yours"
Then - a period in time "I went to the track back then"
Their - showing 3rd person possession; "Their home"
There - a location; "Over there"
They're - a contraction of they are; "They're going to race"
To - "We are driving to lunch" (not sure how to define without confusing you more)
Too - can be used to mean also, or as a form of exaggeration or being over the top; "We want to race too"; "He was making too much power for his clutch"
Two - a number; 2
Were - similar to was; past tense; "We were going to race"
We're - a contraction of we are; present tense; "We are going to race"
Where - used in a question addressing a location; "Where is the car?"
Please read this over however many times it takes you to figure it out and quit sucking at English. You may now return to posting.
Note: This is obviously no where near complete, but I'll try to update it as more comes to mind or my attention. You may also feel free to leave suggestions for other screw ups you see around the forums.
A - used before a consonant; "A car"
An - used before a vowel; "An exhaust system"
note: for acronyms (SRI), either "a" or "an" can be correct, depending on how you say it when you read it; "An S-R-I" or "A short ram intake"
A lot - the word "alot" does not exist in the English language
Are - to be; the plural form of is; "We are on newtiburon.com"
Hour - a measure of time (60 minutes)
Our -plural for showing possession; "Our home"
Brake - either a noun for the part of your car that stops you, or a verb meaning to apply the brakes
Break - to destroy
By - near; via; "The car is by the flag pole"; "We travel by car"
Buy - to purchase; "I need to buy a super charger"
Bye - what you say when you leave; "I'm leaving now. Bye."
Do - to carry out; "I need to do my homework."
Due - something owed; "My car payment is due the 20th."
Hear - what your ears do, "I can hear your exhaust a mile away"
Here - a location; "Let's stop here"
Loose - the opposite of tight
Lose - the opposite of win
One - a number; 1
Won - past tense of win; "I won the race"
Passed - verb, past tense of pass; "I was passed by a Civic".
Past - a point in time; "What happened happened; I can't do anything about that now because it's in the past".
Right - a direction; correct
Write - what you do with a pencil/pen
Sense - noun: sight, taste, touch, etc.; verb: to perceive; "I sense you might be learning something by reading this"
Since - from the past until now; "I haven't been to the track since then"
Than - a comparison - "My car is faster than yours"
Then - a period in time "I went to the track back then"
Their - showing 3rd person possession; "Their home"
There - a location; "Over there"
They're - a contraction of they are; "They're going to race"
To - "We are driving to lunch" (not sure how to define without confusing you more)
Too - can be used to mean also, or as a form of exaggeration or being over the top; "We want to race too"; "He was making too much power for his clutch"
Two - a number; 2
Were - similar to was; past tense; "We were going to race"
We're - a contraction of we are; present tense; "We are going to race"
Where - used in a question addressing a location; "Where is the car?"
Please read this over however many times it takes you to figure it out and quit sucking at English. You may now return to posting.
Note: This is obviously no where near complete, but I'll try to update it as more comes to mind or my attention. You may also feel free to leave suggestions for other screw ups you see around the forums.
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