it’s a problem for natives because they first learnt English by listening and reapeating what they heard, and spoken all those words sound the same. they only saw them written down years later when learning to read and write
There’s similarities in my native language and people don’t have much trouble with it. And our grammar rules are harder to understand. So it’s more likely because of the education itself.
It still baffles me why this is still a thing (for native English speakers)…
Their
Possessive
that is their dog
There
Referencing something
what’s that over there?
They’re
Contraction of they and are
they’re heading to the movies
Their chicken broke its leg! There used to be a store on the corner. They’re on their way over there!
If you can replace they’re with they are and it still makes sense, that’s the right usage of that word.
nearly a quarter of US adults are functionally illiterate.
Possessives and contractions are barely a snowflake on the iceberg of problems our civilization has with knowledge and education.
it’s a problem for natives because they first learnt English by listening and reapeating what they heard, and spoken all those words sound the same. they only saw them written down years later when learning to read and write
I’d agree if this was regarding children. These are grown ass people who our educational system has royally screwed.
There’s similarities in my native language and people don’t have much trouble with it. And our grammar rules are harder to understand. So it’s more likely because of the education itself.