Has anyone ever suffered from that dreaded situation of not knowing which it is?
I have but in a less than straight forward sense. I actually have no problems establishing which it is. However what I actually realise is I can’t do it when I’m writing, only reading.
So for instance when I write an email more times than not its incorrect. But when I read it back to myself I quickly realise the mistake and correct it.
And this therefore leads me to wonder; is this due to the fact that making the decision on which to use requires the context of the sentence something which is more apparent when reading for the fact that you read at a faster rate and therefore keep a pace. Or is it due to the way in which the brain is wired? Could this identify that the areas of writing out language are different to areas for reading language?
In fact in further consideration I typically find the same is true for all of the peculiar words, tense and grammar.
I don’t have the answer or fast opinion on this. But I can establish a neat life rule: the importance of re-reading a passage of writing before pressing the print/send/save button.
And by the way if you do need a refresher on which to use try this:
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-There,-Their-and-They’re
