Originally Posted by
Westy
bit embarrassing this one but always bugged me...
When do you use "there" and "their" please...
oh and to and too
Thanks
there (t̸her)
adverb
- at or in that place: often used as an intensive [Mary there is a good player]: in dialectal or nonstandard use, often placed between a demonstrative pronoun and the noun it modifies [that there hog]
- toward, to, or into that place; thither go there
- at that point in action, speech, discussion, etc.; then there I paused
- in that matter, respect, etc.; as to that there you are wrong
- at the moment; right now there goes the whistle
Etymology: ME
ther, there, where < OE
ther, thær, there, where < IE *
tor-, *ter-, there < *
to-, *tā-, demonstrative base >
that,
then
noun
that place or point we left
there at six
- used to express defiance, dismay, satisfaction, etc. there, I've done it anyway!
- used to express sympathy, concern, etc. when repeated there, there! everything will be OK
their Definition
their (
t̸her)
of, belonging to, made by, or done by them: also used before some formal titles
[Their Majesties
]: often used in connection with a preceding singular pronoun (as
everybody, somebody, everyone) did everybody finish
their lunch?
Etymology: ME
theyr < ON
theirra, gen. pl. of the demonstrative pron. replacing ME
here, OE
hira: see
they
to¹ Definition
to (to̵̅o̅)
-
- in the direction of; toward a turn to the left, traveling to Pittsburgh
- in the direction of and reaching he went to Boston; it fell to the ground
- as far as; to the extent of wet to the skin, starved to death
-
- toward or into the condition of to grow to manhood, a rise to fame
- so as to result in sentenced to ten years in prison
too Definition
too (to̵̅o̅)
adverb
- in addition; as well; besides; also
- more than enough; superfluously; overly the hat is too big
- to a regrettable extent that's too bad!
- extremely; very it was just too delicious!
Etymology: stressed form of
to, with differentiated
Their = people
there = place
to = action
too = descriptive