seahorse [Ohio]@midwest.socialM to Memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 days agoI'm sure the women will be so very sadmidwest.socialimagemessage-square279fedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1554arrow-down1imageI'm sure the women will be so very sadmidwest.socialseahorse [Ohio]@midwest.socialM to Memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square279fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoIt’s like when they mess up they’re, their and there. It doesn’t make any sense until you read it out loud
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoShould of is so much worse though. There/they’re/their I can excuse as being dyslexic or English as a second language. But should of/could of speaks to a deep problem. The person who types it does not consider what they say.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoWhy? What’s the difference? In both cases a word is replaced by a similarly sounding word. Both mistakes are the same.
It’s like when they mess up they’re, their and there. It doesn’t make any sense until you read it out loud
Should of is so much worse though. There/they’re/their I can excuse as being dyslexic or English as a second language. But should of/could of speaks to a deep problem. The person who types it does not consider what they say.
Why? What’s the difference? In both cases a word is replaced by a similarly sounding word. Both mistakes are the same.