Random Grammar Question

[Veho]

"The two artists where painting in different centuries and they..."

Should the 'where' be spelt that way or 'were'?

I'm befuddled by this. :redface:

[Lulim]

were ...

[Veho]

Thank you :)

[Niamh]

Where is for a place
were refers to people etc

[Scheherazade]

It is a very common mistake and this is how I explain this to me students:

"W-here" refers to a place and has "here" in it.

[Veho]

Thanks Niamh and Scheherazade, that's a good way to think of it and remember it..

[Paulclem]

It is a very common mistake and this is how I explain this to me students:

"W-here" refers to a place and has "here" in it.

I use that too. I also use it to explain there and their.

[Scheherazade]

And not to mention you need an "ear" to "h-ear" and who wouldn't like some "ice" in their "ju-ice"?

Oh, be warned! There is "a-rat" in "sep-a-rat-e"!

:D

[papayahed]

Hey, what's the deal with '?

[Maximilianus]

As it takes a "fud" to "be-fuddled" and by "it" we get "h-it" ;) :D

[Scheherazade]

Hey, what's the deal with '?Gawd, I am sorry, Papaya.

I was supposed to post this like a million light years ago but kept forgetting:

http://apostrophe.org.uk/index.htm

[Maximilianus]

Gawd, I am sorry, Papaya.

I was supposed to post this like a million light years ago but kept forgetting:

http://apostrophe.org.uk/index.htm

Thank you for the link, Scher :nod: It made me realize I had forgotten the difference between Jones's and Joneses' :D I know it makes little sense, but it does when you only use English on-line :rolleyes:

[papayahed]

Gawd, I am sorry, Papaya.

I was supposed to post this like a million light years ago but kept forgetting:

http://apostrophe.org.uk/index.htm


Nice, Thank You.

I found this link about misspellings on another website:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

[papayahed]

Another interesting tidbit:

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/magazine/on-language-woe-is-not-me.html?pagewanted=all

[MarkBastable]

I was supposed to post this like a million light years ago but kept forgetting:




Actually, a light year is a measurement of distance, not time.

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[Scheherazade]

Actually, a light year is a measurement of distance, not time.

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[Paulclem]

Hey, I was wondering who was gonna to spot that...

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