Grammar Guidelines

"There," "Their," and "They're"   is a set of words that are so commonly misused that this post is dedicated to providing the definitions as well as some examples of each. There: a place. ~in, at, or to that place or position ( p. 843 The Pocket Oxford American Dictionary of English . New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2002 ). She has lived there for more than fifty years. We decided not to go there over the weekend. Their: a pronoun used to indicate possession. ~ of or belonging to them or themselves ( p. 842 The Pocket Oxford American Dictionary of English . New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2002 ). That is their basket. I don't want to impose on their Thanksgiving. They're: a shorthand version of "they are." ~a contraction of "they are." (a contraction is a shortening of a word-- p. 168 The Pocket Oxford American Dictionary of English . New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2002 ). They'