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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 325345, member: 11521&quot;]By that reasoning, because many people butcher the English language the incorrect spelling or usage of words should become &quot;correct&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Examples:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your and You&#039;re - &quot;I think your right.&quot; &quot;Is that you&#039;re car parked outside?&quot; &quot;You&#039;re&quot; is the contraction of <i>you are</i>. &quot;Your&quot; is the possessive form of <i>you</i>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Alot or Allot - &quot;I bought alot of coins.&quot; &quot;That coin has allot of scratches.&quot; There is no such word as <i>alot</i>. &quot;Allot&quot; means to distribute or parcel out. The correct &#039;word&#039; in this instance is &quot;a lot&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Were and Where - &quot;Were is the mintmark on a Buffalo nickel?&quot; &quot;Those where the worst-looking Morgan dollars I ever saw.&quot; I shouldn&#039;t have to point out the misuse of these words.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To and Too - &quot;That coin is priced to high.&quot; &quot;I mailed that book too you.&quot; These words are often used interchangeably. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We all know what the writer means when we read sentences like the above examples. Should we rewrite our dictionaries and grammar books to make the misuse of these words correct?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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