Re: Spelling flame

Gregory Alan Bolcer (gbolcer@gambetta.ICS.uci.edu)
Wed, 04 Feb 1998 11:53:14 -0800

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> Rob wrote:
> >[...] they're first job will be [...]
> ^^^^^^^
> Jeez Rob, you must be a major chump to mix up "they're" with "their".

I strongly believe in the evolution of language, and being
a prescriptivist, think all occurrences of they're, their, and
there should be replaced with 'there' as everyone can determine
the meaning by the context anyways, and for those who can't,
it will make it easier for them.

Greg

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