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Word(s) of the Day: There v. Their

July 23, 2015

There/ THer/, adverb:

When the English mountain climber George Leigh Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, he responded, "Because it's there."

1. a place or position β€œLook well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.” Marcus Aurelius, 120 CE – 180 CE Their/ Ther/, determiner: 1. belonging to or associated with an identified subject or a subject formally addressed "Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine." Nikola Tesla, 1856 - 1943
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