Where's U're?: A Correct Grammar Usage Handbook for Common Errors

By Barbara J. Belisle

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 14, 2007
• ISBN: 9781465326690

Barbara J. Belisle

Barbara J. Belisle is a retired English teacher from Shelby County, Alabama, school system. While a teacher, she received one of Alabama’s first Golden Apple for the Teacher awards, was listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, was selected as Teacher of the Year at her school, and was presented the Community Service Award. She holds membership in three professional education associations, The American Association of University Women, and several community organizations, including the Montevallo Arts Council, and the Montevallo Main Street Players. Presently, she works part time as the night manager of circulation at the Carmichael Library at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama. She is author of THE SAY AND DUCK CHRONICLES – PART I, and REAPING TENANTS, recently published. She has authored a children’s story, several personal narratives, and a correct grammar usage handbook. One of her poems, “Do Fence Them In” is published in The National Library of Poetry’s “Windows of the Soul.” She is mother of three, the grandmother of seven, and the great-grandmother of four.

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WHERE’S U’RE?

A CORRECT GRAMMAR USAGE

HANDBOOK FOR COMMON ERRORS

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A NEVER SAY OR WRITE . . .  PROJECT

BY

BARBARA J. BELISLE

Copyright © 2007 by Barbara J. Belisle.

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Contents

FOREWORD

I

INTRODUCTION

II

PRONOUNS FOLLOWING PREPOSITIONS

III

CORRECT USE OF HERE’S AND THERE’S"

IV

MISUSE OF YOUR AND YOU’RE

V

USE OF TRY AND AND TRY TO

VI

PLURAL S AND APOSTROPHE S

VII

USE OF IT’S AND ITS

VIII

MISUSE OF IF I WOULD HAVE . . . 

IX

POSSESSIVES BEFORE GERUNDS

X

INCORRECT USE OF THEIR AND THEY

XI

COMMA USAGE

XII

MISPRONUNCIATIONS

ADDITIONAL NOTES AND REMINDERS

XIII

FINAL COMMENTS

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to those who sometime feel unsure about the way something should be said, to those who just don’t know, and, of course, to those who think they know.

FOREWORD

WHERE’S U’RE is a quick reference guide to the correct usage of commonly misused words/phrases. I use the "never say