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THEIR,
THERE
OR
THEY'RE?
tenses
See
SEQUENCE
OF
TENSES.
See
entries
for
individual verbs.
terminus
(singular) termini
or
terminuses (plural)
See
FOREIGN PLURALS.
terrible
(not
-able)
testimonial
or
testimony?
TESTIMONIAL
=
formal statement
in the
form
of an
open
letter bearing witness
to
someone's
character,
qualifications
and
relevant experience
TESTIMONY
=
formal written
or
spoken statement
of
evidence, especially
in a
court
of law
thank
you or
thank-you?
(never
thankyou!)
I
should like
to
THANK
YOU
very much
for
your
help.
THANK
YOU for
your help.
I
have written
all my
THANK-YOU
letters.
You
will
see
that
'thank
you'
is
NEVER
written
as one
word.
It is
hyphenated only when used
as a
compound
adjective
describing
'letter'
or
another noun.
Those
who
care about such things
can
never bring
themselves
to buy
otherwise attractive thank-you cards
that have
THANKYOU
or
THANK-YOU
printed
on
them!
their,
there
or
they're?
Use
these exemplar sentences
as a
guide:
They have sold
THEIR
house.
He
is
waiting
for you
over
THERE.
THERE
is no
point
in
lying
to me.
THEY'RE
going
to
Krakow
for
Christmas.
(=
they
are)
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THEIRS
theirs
(no
apostrophe)
This
is my
dog;
THEIRS
has a
white patch
on his
forehead.
theirselves
Incorrect formation.
See
THEMSELVES.
themselves
They blame
THEMSELVES
for the
crash.
They
THEMSELVES
were there.
there
See
THEIR, THERE
OR
THEY'RE?.
there is/there
are
See
SINGULAR
OR
PLURAL?
(iii).
thesis
(singular) theses (plural)
See
FOREIGN PLURALS.
they're
See
THEIR, THERE
OR
THEY'RE?.
thief
(singular) thieves (plural)
See
PLURALS (v).
thorough
thoroughly
thorough
+
ly
threshold
(not
-hh-)
tingeing
See
SOFT
c
AND
SOFT
G.
tiny
(not
-ey)
tired
(not
I am
tiered)
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TOMATO
I
feel
very
TIRED
today.
titbit
(not
tidbit)
titles
When punctuating
the
title
of a
book,
film,
poem,
song,
etc.,
take care
to
begin
the first
word
and all
subsequent
key
words
with
a
capital
letter.
Have
you
read
'To
Kill
a
Mockingbird'
by
Harper
Lee?
Titles
can be
italicised
(in
and
word-processing)
or
underlined
or
enclosed
in
inverted commas (single
or
double).
The film
Schindler's
List
is
based
on the
book
by
Thomas
Keneally
called Schindler's Ark.
I'm
so
pleased that Diary
of a
Nobody
is
being
serialised.
Have
you
seen
the new
production
of
'Macbeth'
at
the
Barbican?
to, too or
two?
You
should give this
TO the
police.
Do
you
know
how TO
swim?
(part
of
infinitive
= to
swim)
I
was TOO
embarrassed
to say
anything.
(=
excessively)
Can
we
come
TOO?
(=
also)
They have
TWO
houses,
one in
London
and one in
France.
tolerant
(not
tollerant
or
tolerent)
tomato
(singular) tomatoes (plural)
(an
exception
to
rule)
See
PLURALS (iv).
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TOMORROW
tomorrow
(not
tommorrow)
tonsillitis
tornado
(singular) tornadoes
or
tornados (plural)
See
PLURALS
(iv).
torpedo
(singular) torpedoes (plural)
(an
exception
to
rule)
See
PLURALS (iv).
tortuous
or
torturous?
TORTUOUS
=
full
of
twists
and
turns, complex,
convoluted
TORTUROUS
=
painful, agonising, excruciating
total
totally
total
+
ly
toupee
(not
toupee)
traffic
trafficked,
trafficking,
trafficker
See
SOFT
c
AND
SOFT
G.
tragedy
(not
tradgedy)
tragic
(not
tradgic)
transfer
transferred,
transferring, transference
See
ADDING
ENDINGS (iv).
transpire
Strictly
speaking, this verb
has two
meanings:
to
give
off
moisture
(of
plant
or
leaf)
to
come
slowly
to be
known,
to
leak
out (of
secret information)
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TRY
It
is
often used loosely
in the
sense
of
'to
happen'.
Why
not use
'to
happen'
instead
of
this rather
pompous word?
travel
travelled, travelling, traveller
See
ADDING
ENDINGS (iv).
trivia
This
is a
plural noun
and
should
be
matched with
a
plural verb.
Such
TRIVIA
are to be
condemned.
troop
or
troupe?
TROOP
refers
to the
armed forces
or to
groups
of
people
or
particular animals:
a
TROOP
of
scouts
a
TROOP
of
children
a
TROOP
of
monkeys
TROUPE
refers
to a
group
of
touring actors,
dancers, musicians
or
other entertainers.
trooper
or
trouper?
TROOPER
=
cavalry soldier
or
member
of an
armoured unit
He
swears like
a
TROOPER
at
nine years old.
TROUPER
= a
touring entertainer
Jack
Densley
is a
grand
old
TROUPER.
truly
(not
truely,
an
exception
to the -y
rule)
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(ii).
try
tried, trying
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(iii).
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TUMULUS
tumulus
(singular) tumuli (plural)
See
FOREIGN PLURALS.
turf
(singular)
turfs
or
turves (plural)
See
PLURALS
(v).
twelfth
(not
twelth,
as it is
often mispronounced)
twentieth
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(iii).
twenty
typical
typically
typical
+
ly
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