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The rule of _Their-There-They’re.

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 Tʜᴇʀᴇ-ᴛʜɪᴇʀ-ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ 🧶 The rule of _Their-There-They’re. This is a very common mistake that even the native English speakers make.  This basic rule is taught in primary and secondary schools yet it is one of the confusing parts of English. Students often make mistakes in the spellings and use of an apostrophe. It is rather simple. ‘There’ is used to denote position or place. For instance- “I am going there” denotes a place by ‘there’. It can also be used as a pronoun such as “There are some sweets remaining”. ‘Their’ is the possessive form for the pronoun ‘They’. It shows possession of something by a group. A simple example is “It is their book”. ‘They’re’ is like any other contraction of a word using an apostrophe. The pronunciation matches the other two but the meaning is different. ‘They’re’ stand for ‘They are’. For instance- “They’re going tomorrow”. The same concept stands for you and you’re.  This is another trending mistake among English speakers.The Englis
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 #𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝘼𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙐𝘾 ᴹᵃʸ ᵉᵈⁱᵗⁱᵒⁿ 📌 Word: Hᴏʀs ᴅ'ᴏᴇᴜᴠʀᴇ 📌 Transcription: /ˌɔː ˈdɜːv/ pronounced as in orrr-derv  📌 Meaning: Hors d'oeuvre is an appetizer or a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served before seating, such as at a reception or cocktail party. It's also called 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞́𝐞. 🧶 Hors d'oeuvre is a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food. 📌 Example: Vegetable, Fruit Trays, Cheese Trays,  grapes, turnovers, empanadas, samosas, and egg rolls. 📌 Word Class: Noun. 📌 Origin: Hors-d'œuvre in French literally means "outside the work"—that is