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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, English speakers commonly mix up your/you're or there/their/they're. I'm curious about similar mistakes in other languages.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (5 children)

In Spanish, we have these words:

hay (there is) ahí (over there) ay (ouch)

And it's infuriating when people can't pick the right one in writing.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

haber / a ver

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Confusing between hay‐ay is at least understandable (forgetting the letter). Confusing between hay-ahí is what makes my blood boil.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Portuguese also shows something similar, but the words being confused are different: há (there is) vs. a (the) vs. à (to the).

The one that @[email protected] mentioned is practically identical though - haver (there be, have) vs. a ver (to see).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This sounds like the same problem as English their/there/they're.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago