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− | Hello! My name is The Awesomatorist, and I am a '''major grammar stickler'''. Do you remember that one English teacher from your school that handed F's out like they were party favors, and beared a slight resemblance to Sergeant Hartman from ''Full Metal Jacket''?
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− | Yeah, she was a puppy compared to me.
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− | Most of my work here involves correcting your mistakes and making snarky comments. Since I do not like work, this user page is a crash course in not being stupid.
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− | ==Homophones==
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− | Also known as "those two words that sound the same but have completely different meanings".
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− | ===Its, It's, and Its'===
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− | *'''Its''' is a modifier that denotes the object in question belongs to "it".
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− | *'''It's''' is a contraction of "it is". ''"Don't run, '''it's''' just ham!"''
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− | *'''Its'''' is not a word.
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− | ===They're, Their, and There===
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− | *'''They're''' is a contraction of "they are". ''"I've killed plenty of Spies; '''they're''' dime-a-dozen back-stabbing scum-bags."''
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− | *'''Their''' is a modifier that denotes the object in question belongs to "them".
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− | *'''There''' is a place that is not here. It can also be used in a more abstract manner: ''"'''There''' can only be one!''
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