{"id":4215,"date":"2023-01-06T18:45:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:31:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:31:27","slug":"homophones-their-vs-there-vs-theyre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/homophones-their-vs-there-vs-theyre","title":{"rendered":"Homophones: Their vs. There vs. They&#8217;re"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">You probably learned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-a-homophone-2\">homophones<\/a> in grade school. You know\u2014words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. 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