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Are = The apples are green.
Our = Our apples are green.

Affect = Weight affects handling.
Effect = Weight has an effect on handling.
(thanks to what)

Brakes = The brakes are things that stop your car.
Breaks = Sometimes the brakes break and you have to fix them.
(thanks to 98JettaGT)

Here = I am here in this place.
Hear = I hear that music.

Its = Its fender was bent.
It's = It's a bent fender.

Quiet = That car was pretty quiet.
Quite = That car wasn't quite what I expected.

Their = That was their car.
There = Check the shelf over there.
They're = They're not coming.

Then = I need to finish this; then we can talk.
Than = He is taller than I.
(thanks to driversaferly)

To = preposition
Too = also
Two = 2
Example: "I went to the dealer and spent too much money on my two VWs.
(thanks to jbx2)

Sore = My eyes are sore from trolling through the Vortex forums all day.
Soar = That plane is soaring high.
(thanks to 90hp '86camry)

Truely = does not exist
Truly = This is truly a sports car.
(thanks to driversaferly)

Unique
Very unique = improper use. Either something is unique or it isn't.
(thanks to hawc)

Would of = simply wrong
Would've = I wish I would've known.

Your = This is your car.
You're = You're crazy.
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Do you have more examples? Please post them and I'll add them here. Let's save English from turning into Internenglish.

Your friendly neighbourhood grammar Nazi.

P.S. This is not intended to fix spelling errors, but rather obvious examples where one word with different meaning is used to substitute for the correct one. Some obvious exceptions exist.

If you have a few hours, please see the following excellent resource posted by what: http://www.wsu.edu/%7Ebrians/errors/errors.html.

Modified by GTIfreak at 3:47 PM 5-28-2005

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When to use your rear fog light.

My new Office Neighbor has NT A QTRO parked outside.

Achtung Ingolstadt, (München, Stuttgart, Trollhättan, Detroit, Göteborg, somebody!?!?!?) I like station wagons with a manual transmission.

bill :laughL

urge to kill...RISING !!!

Ummm...no. You're wrong. This is the one case where the possessive doesn't have an apostrophe. "it's fender was bent" is equivalent to "it is fender was bent" - clearly wrong.

He is taller than me.
I need to finish this up first, then we can talk.

another:

it's truly that's the correct word, whereas "truely" doesn't exist.

Modified by driversaferly at 11:51 AM 1-8-2005

Brake = Press the brake pedal to slow the car.

Why = Please don't type "Y" -- this isn't an AOL chat with 12 year olds.

Please stop abusing apostrophes.

Brakes - things that stop your car
Breaks - when things stop working as they are intended to

Haha
Thanks. Can a mod fix that please?

Please do not flame in this post. It is meant to help, not to offend.

However I am also prone to mistakes on the forum and forgoet to spell check now and again.

Correct - "Between you and me, the Jetta V looks like a Volkswagen."

we lowered weight to effect the handling

weight affects the handling

I have added this:
Affect = Weight affects handling
Effect = Weight has an effect on handling.

effect = the result
affect = action taken upon

Bumper - apparatus on front and rear of automobile that provides impact absorption.

Bumber - a non-existant word that annoys people on the internet.

I went to the dealer and spent too much money on my two VWs

sore-hurting, ex. My eyes are sore from trolling through the Vortex forums all day.
soar-flying, ex. That plane is soaring high up.

Don't think this one is really an issue. It's like gages vs. guages.

or colour v. color

Although, it's funny to refer to it as VTech on Honda-Tech, they flip out.

Actually, I agree with you about the grill/grille.

What are those? Oh, wait- you must have meant gauges.

2006 GLI .:. 2008 Rabbit S

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... or "non-existant" is a nonexistent word

I luv this thread. Oops...