English is darn hard to learn.

[Alan]

Grey or gray?
There, their, they're?
Pare, pair or pear?
To, two or too?
Herd or heard?

Just for starters and what do you mean too is the same as also?

All this from typing out the word grey this morning........ Wait is it greybeard or graybeard?

 

[Aaron]

Grey is British, Gray is American.

 

[alisonb]

Both grey and gray are Old English but the use/spelling of gray is 'favored' by Americans. Just the same as favour and favor :help:

 

[Alan]

Both grey and gray are Old English but the use/spelling of gray is 'favored' by Americans. Just the same as favour and favor :help:

Well then is grey and gray both colors or colours?

 

[alisonb]

It would depend on whether you use a plough or a plow and whether it has a tyre or a tire on it

 

[greybeard]

Some times, it has been grey beered, but at some as yet to be determined date, it will be grey biered.

 

[dun]

Two countries separated by a common language

 

[Ouachita]

Both grey and gray are Old English but the use/spelling of gray is 'favored' by Americans. Just the same as favour and favor :help:

Well then is grey and gray both colors or colours?

are, not is :lol:

 

[greybeard]

Well then is grey and gray both colors or colours?

are, not is :lol:

That needs some clarification.
It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If-if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement...

 

[Putangitangi]

My sister just wrote from the UAE with a description of skydivers jumping out of plains. Not much of a jump, I'd guess.

 

[Alan]

My sister just wrote from the UAE with a description of skydivers jumping out of plains. Not much of a jump, I'd guess.

:lol: :lol: my point exactly, I have read English is the hardest language to learn. I have to go water calves, I think I will use the pale pail.

 

[wacocowboy]

My sister just wrote from the UAE with a description of skydivers jumping out of plains. Not much of a jump, I'd guess.

:lol: :lol: my point exactly, I have read English is the hardest language to learn. I have to go water calves, I think I will use the pale pail.

I have heard the same thing. I learned Spanish when I was like 6 or 7 wasn't that hard.

 

[Williamsv]

Try teaching the difference in to, two, too,their, they're, there, to third graders. These plus others like weigh, way, hear, here, eight, ate,would all be in the same spelling lesson. I felt sorry for eight year olds struggling with these words.

 

[M-5]

Heck I'm 48 and struggle wit it.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

English is my second language, I speak american.

 

[Luca Brasi]

Try teaching the difference in to, two, too,their, they're, there, to third graders. These plus others like weigh, way, hear, here, eight, ate,would all be in the same spelling lesson. I felt sorry for eight year olds struggling with these words.

Why? All it takes is a good teacher, and the discipline to follow through to ensure that the lessons are learned. It doesn't take a genius on either end. Refusing to accept or tolerate today's text-speak laziness will help a lot too (also).

 

[Craig Miller]

I before E except after C unless pronounced A as in neighbor and weigh.... Wierd

 

[Ouachita]

Try teaching the difference in to, two, too,their, they're, there, to third graders. These plus others like weigh, way, hear, here, eight, ate,would all be in the same spelling lesson. I felt sorry for eight year olds struggling with these words.

Why? All it takes is a good teacher, and the discipline to follow through to ensure that the lessons are learned. It doesn't take a genius on either end. Refusing to accept or tolerate today's text-speak laziness will help a lot too (also).

You must have been the "class" act. Good for you

 

[M-5]

Try teaching the difference in to, two, too,their, they're, there, to third graders. These plus others like weigh, way, hear, here, eight, ate,would all be in the same spelling lesson. I felt sorry for eight year olds struggling with these words.

Why? All it takes is a good teacher, and the discipline to follow through to ensure that the lessons are learned. It doesn't take a genius on either end. Refusing to accept or tolerate today's text-speak laziness will help a lot too (also).

You are a piece of work.

 

[Ouachita]

Well then is grey and gray both colors or colours?

are, not is :lol:

That needs some clarification.
It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If-if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement...

Indeed. Cousin Bill brought that to the forefront and the result is, is will never be the same. Dickshunaries are forever in his debt, or shame, depending on context. Good one GB