Grammer Horror's: Top 5 Reasons to Bemoan the State of the City

Now that exams are over, I can concentrate on the really important stuff: punctuation that ticks me off (no pun intended). (Well, maybe just a little.) Now, just because you live in the middle of nowhere is no reason to forsake punctuation. What has it ever done to you? All those lost and lonely commas, wandering around without a place to call home. All those apostrophes forced into slave labour. Doesn't it make you feel bad, just a little bit?

1. People: there is a seriously huge difference between your and you're. Your implies belonging to, as in "Is that your fat cat?" You're is the short for you are, as in "You're a fat cat!" Can you see the damage that may ensue if you're not careful about your apostrophe placement?

2. Their. They're. There. Three separate words. Three separate meanings. One sound. Tweedledum and Tweedledee's fat cats are over there. Tweedledum and Tweedledee own some ginormous cats and their fat cats are over there. Their cats are over there, and yes, they're fat - stop feeding them so much, Tweedledum and Tweedledee! In case you need clarification: their signifies belonging to; they're is a contraction for they are; there is a little trickier, as in towards a place that's not here, but this should cover it.

3. It's and its: the bane of existence for many a teacher. It's stands for it is and does not signify belonging to. It's a fat cat - way to go Mr and Mrs Tweedle. Its signifies belonging to, no apostrophe after the t unfortunately. The cat is fat and its belly touches the ground when it walks. I know it's at odds with the all the "regular" grammar rules, but what can I say: learn it, love it, live it. And you will. One day. Very far away. Maybe.
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