No doubt the left will scream "homophobe." An education is a terrible thing to lose. Did you notice I didn't say "loose"? There are many on these forums who don't know the difference between... Then and than. Effect and affect. You're and your. There and their. There are so many more. PLEASE don't rely upon spell check. It has no idea what you're (not your) trying to say. The government school system is the reason that the majority of the US can't speak English any better than (not then) the illegal aliens can. I wish people would learn how to speak English. Here's a site that can help. Wait, it can only help those who want to properly use the English language, which the foreigners want to do and have gone to much trouble to do so. http://learnyourdamnhomophones.com/
Well, I don't know about then and than, except that then is sometimes past tense as in then he went to the store. Than goes along the lines of it's bigger than. There and their are also two different things. There means to go there and their is an expression of possession to multiple people, such as it is their house. You're and your are different. You're is a contract of you are, as in you are going to the store. Your is an expression of belonging, as in that is your car. You can use a search engine to find the rest.
Also, punctuation. , . ; : I'll admit I'm a little unsure myself of semi-colons and colons - I know the correct usage and could quote you the definition of either, but proper usage in practice? I've probably got it wrong some portion of the time.
To is a preposition. I learned in grade school that a preposition is where a bird can fly. Ex. A bird can fly TO the cloud. The bird can fly FROM the cloud. Next, against, over, through, etc... Too means there's additional information or also. It's too much.
Easy way to remember . . . Too late! Too used to describe an action. Just remember too late and the rest is easy.
Studying grammar is a pain. It's better to read good writing and try and emulate it in your own writing.
agreed, punctuation is the hardest. Words can be looked up to see the proper meaning. Punctuation is difficult, even for college graduates.
You know, there is a bit of irony to the title. Do you know how close to the word homophobe is to the word homophones? Maybe it's a phone that only speaks to member of its own gender. Heh. Member. Gender. Wooooo.....
When did "Where are you" become "Where you at"? Someone mentioned prepositions. "At" is a preposition which should NEVER be used at the end of a sentence. I blame those insipid gadgets known as cell phones.
Misuse of the language is yet another non-partisan trait, despite partisan idiocies. Language is a dynamic thing, constantly evolving as society does. Rules such as never start a sentence with "and" or end it with a preposition are being eroded by common usage. And in the end it is common usage that validates change. Lots of people can't make head nor tail of Shakespearean English yet he is considered by many the greatest playwright in history.
