User:Duskey/Common mistakes

There, their, they're

 * There
 * There is a monkey in my pocket.


 * Their
 * Their house was beautiful.
 * ''Referring to


 * They're
 * 'They are' woohooing in the hot-tub.

to, too, two

 * To
 * Building a skill to level 10 takes awhile.


 * Too
 * I would like an icecream too.


 * Two
 * The road has only two houses.


 * Killer-Combo
 * Her husband wanted to give her two houses too.

a, an

 * a


 * When the first syllable pronounced is a consonant.
 * a ski lift.
 * an


 * When the first syllable pronounced is a vowel.
 * an orange.


 * Note: It is not whether the first character is a consonant or a vowel, it depends on the pronounciation.
 * University is a university because even though the first character is a vowel, U is pronounced with a J-sound which is a consonant.