What is the difference between “there” and “their”?
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In pronunciation there is no difference. In meaning there is the opposite of here and a location while their is a possessive for third person plural.
"there" is showing a place, for example, the cat is there. "their" shows ownership, for example, their cat, their doll e.t.c
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There are many uses of word "there" but the most commonly use is "indicating the far place" or "a specific place" "Their" is the possessive form of pronoun "they", that means something belongs "to them"
There ...you'll be pointing some places or area or starting a sentence.. Their.... you'll be talking about someone's belongings... e.g There is a lot of people in the area. .. Can you see my car is parked over there... e.g Their business is doing well this time around.
“There “ references places.. for example “ My house is over there” “Their” is used when talking about possessions/ belongings.. example “ Their house - their friend - their mom - their dog.. hope this helped :)
There is related to a place, a point, a position , we are going there Their is person related, such as their books, their homework
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