There are two kinds of people in the world. Grammar Nazis (like myself) who cringe at the sight of a misplaced comma or apostrophe and grammar imbeciles who -- no offense -- don't know the difference between "their" and "they're" or when to use them. Hopefully, this article can be shared across the country to permanently correct these grammatical homicides. Hey, a girl can dream of a world without misspelled memes or grammatically incorrect emails from professionals, right?
To - preposition; direction
Too - adverb; an excessive amount
Two - number; 2
Example: I am going to the store because there are two sales and too many people in this house!
There - adverb; place or position
Their - determiner; belonging to, associated with
They're - contraction; they are
Example: They're going to their friend's house just over there.
By - preposition or adverb; indicating means of achievement, to go past
Buy - verb; to purchase
Bye - exclamation; informal shortened version of goodbye
Example: We went by the Girl Scouts to buy their cookies, then told them "Bye!"
Weight - noun; a body's mass
Wait - verb; to stay where one is
Example: It's annoying to have to wait for the scale at the gym to tell you your weight.
Waste - verb; to use or expend carelessly
Waist - noun; part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips
Example: It's a waste of time to worry about the size of your waist.
Lie - verb or noun; to remain in a horizontal or resting position, an intentionally false statement
Example: How can you just lie there on the ground and tell me that lie?
Bear - verb; carry or support or endure
Bare - adjective; not covered or clothed
Example: I don't need to bear the sight of this bear at the zoo who is bare!
Ate - verb; past-tense of eat
Eight - number; 8
Example: She ate four apples and has eight left.
Through - preposition or adverb; in an opening and out an exit point, continuing in time towards completion
Threw - verb; past-tense of throw
Example: He threw the ball right through the catcher's glove.
And there you have it, people. A simple homonym dictionary for dummies. You're welcome. Now please share this article with everyone in your life who has ever committed a grammatical or usage crime like this to end the misery of Grammar Nazis like me and you.
