1. "its" .vs. "it's" - Why is it so hard to understand? "It's" is the abbreviated form for "it is" and "its" is the possessive. Yet, how many times do we see (even in newsprint) phrases like, "The city has it's own lawyer..."
2. Using the word "amount" for everything, like "the amount of people" or "the amount of time". Amount can only be used within a collective context. It cannot be used for items that can be counted! So, it's "amount of time", but "number of hours", not "amount of hours". It's "amount of money", but "number of dollars". It's "number of people" not "amount of people". It's "length of time" not "amount of time", and so on.
3. "Their" is not the same as "there" and "theirs" is not "there's". It's not "their is a house", it is "there is a house". It's not "the house is there's" it's "the house is theirs".
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