Their vs. there vs. they're

English is not my first language but I did my best to become as fluent as possible. And I find it strange and mildly annoying when so many native speakers are so careless with their spelling.
Their = belonging to them
There = answers the question "where?"
They're = they are.

And no, I'm not a grammar Nazi, but this is very basic!

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DMmeyourtits · 26-30, M

Another one that people mess up which drives me crazy:

Must of vs. Must have

Literally the worst

HeadGirl · 41-45, F

@DMmeyourtits How did "have" mutate into "of" anyway? I never did understand that.

DMmeyourtits · 26-30, M

@HeadGirl it's the way "Must've" is pronounced, it's not a far leap to hear "of" instead of "have" in there

HeadGirl · 41-45, F

@DMmeyourtits Sorry, but no. "Must've" has no "o" sound whatsoever. It doesn't sound like "must of" at all. I must admit people often drop the "h" sound, in which case it sounds like "must 'ave". But not "must of".

DMmeyourtits · 26-30, M

@HeadGirl not gonna argue with you but you can read up on it, this is the reason

HeadGirl · 41-45, F

@DMmeyourtits How many of these people abbreviate "must of" to "must'f"? Why do we never see that? If they seriously think "must of" is correct then it is LOGICAL that they must also think "must'f" is correct, isn't it?

DMmeyourtits · 26-30, M

@HeadGirl https://grammarist.com/eggcorns/must-of/

HeadGirl · 41-45, F

@DMmeyourtits I've seen that before and it doesn't adequately explain anything.

DMmeyourtits · 26-30, M

@HeadGirl then you must be daft

HeadGirl · 41-45, F

@DMmeyourtits No, I'm not, and I think you have a cheek to say that.