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Necrohol 7 edits since December 25, 2008

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[edit] Your Guide to Proper Grammar on the Internets Internet

[edit] Common Grammatical Errors

[edit] then and than

Despite their pronunciations being very similar, they are different in meaning.

then is used in one of the three following cases:

1. at that time; at the time in question

e.g.
I was living in Cairo then.

2. after that; next; afterward

e.g.
She won the first and then the second game.

3. in that case; therefore

e.g.
If you do what I tell you, then there's nothing to worry about.
Well, that's okay, then.

Whereas than is used in either introducing the second element in a sentence (He was much smaller than his son.) or in expressions introducing exceptions or contrasts (He claims not to own anything other than his home.).

[edit] its and it's

Yet another common error is its and it's.

Its is a possessive adjective, meaning it describes an object or anything that associates with an item and/or animal.

e.g.
He chose this area for its atmosphere

On the other hand, it's is a shortcut for it is. Self explanatory here, folks. Ehh, I'll provide an example anyway.

e.g.
it is - It's my fault.
it has - It's been a hot day.

[edit] their and there

Yeah, an extremely common error.

Their is possessive, referring to an object(s) belonging to a certain number of people.

e.g.
The ball is their property.

There is an adverb, referring to a certain position or area.

e.g.
We went on to Paris and stayed there eleven days.

Note: they're can also be confused with their and there, although they're is quite uncommon. They're is a shortcut for they are and they were, depending on how the sentence is constructed.

[edit] should of and should have

This one really pisses me off.

SHOULD OF DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL! ARGH!!
Seriously, I have no idea how anyone has the gall to use should of.

[edit] infact

Either you're trying to type 'in fact' or 'intact'. If it's neither of those, you either don't have a spacebar or are a complete idiot. Contrary to popular belief, in and fact are two words. No matter how much you think they "look better together", they never will be.


[edit] atleast

Again, lack of spaces... it's 'at least'. -facepalms-